TESTING ASSUMPTIONS MADE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES

Author: Rueda-Cantuche José M.  

Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 1469-5758

Source: Economic Systems Research, Vol.25, Iss.2, 2013-06, pp. : 170-189

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Abstract

Product input-output (IO) tables are mainly constructed on the basis of product and/or industry technology assumptions. The choice is not trivial and deserves empirical analysis using input and output data at the level of establishments. This paper offers input-output compilers econometric tests to facilitate the construction of tailored hybrid technology-based product IO tables. We provide weighted likelihood ratios of the product and industry technology assumptions. Although the proposed econometric tests are aimed to be used ex ante</i>, we construct four variants of hybrid technology-based product IO tables using establishment data from Andalusia (Spain) and contrast them to the official product IO table and the pure product and industry technology-based tables. Our econometric tests are not valid for industry IO tables.