A basic needs policy model : a general equilibrium analysis with special reference to Ecuador /
Using recent research on Ecuador, this book discusses a social accounting matrix (SAM)-based model for simulating the effects of basic needs policies on various socio-economic groups. Specific parameter choice and specification of relationships allow the general equilibrium model to capture rigiditi...
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; New York : New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
North-Holland ; Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science,
1988.
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| Series: | Contributions to economic analysis ;
175. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Using recent research on Ecuador, this book discusses a social accounting matrix (SAM)-based model for simulating the effects of basic needs policies on various socio-economic groups. Specific parameter choice and specification of relationships allow the general equilibrium model to capture rigidities and occurrences of non-perfect commodity and factor markets. Basic needs satisfaction is described as an ``output'' resulting from income formation and expenditure, and dynamically linked to the structural processes of household and socio-economic group formation, formation of the labour force an. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 409 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-398). |
| ISBN: | 9781483290126 1483290123 |