Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/64434 
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Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2009-02
Publisher: 
The University of Utah, Department of Economics, Salt Lake City, UT
Abstract: 
This paper discusses the estimation of a social accounting matrix that distinguishes between formal and informal activities for China and India for 2000 and 1998-99 respectively. Wage shares for the formal/informal employment for China and net domestic product shares for the formal/informal sectors for India are being applied as weights to the input-output tables and flow of funds tables provided by official statistics. While some estimation techniques used in this paper remain vulnerable to criticism, the proposed methodology is a first step towards an integrated approach to account for the dualism of many economies in the developing world. The results are important data input for any policy-driven CGE model for developing countries.
Subjects: 
informal sector
social accounting matrix
comparative economic systems
China
India
JEL: 
E01
E26
P44
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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