Evaluation of Conventional and Adjusted RAS Methods in Updating Input-Output Coefficients of the Iranian Economy: Emphasizing Various Scenarios of Exogenous Information

There are several methods of updating input-output coefficient matrix in last six decades, but there are still issues about RAS and adjusted RAS methods which have been focus of input-output analysts in recent years. One challenging issue is the relationship between more exogenous, superior or addit...

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Main Authors: Zahra Moshfegh, Golrooz Ramezandeh Valis, Afsaneh Sherkat, Mohadeseh Soleimani, Ali Asghar Banouei
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Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2014-03-01
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Online Access:https://ijer.atu.ac.ir/article_980_096fe5367bdd0d68f47f45f4f338484e.pdf
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author Zahra Moshfegh
Golrooz Ramezandeh Valis
Afsaneh Sherkat
Mohadeseh Soleimani
Ali Asghar Banouei
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Afsaneh Sherkat
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description There are several methods of updating input-output coefficient matrix in last six decades, but there are still issues about RAS and adjusted RAS methods which have been focus of input-output analysts in recent years. One challenging issue is the relationship between more exogenous, superior or additional information of target year in adjusted RAS method and its statistical reduction error relative to conventional RAS method in updating the input-output coefficient matrix. Some analysts observe the positive relationship, whereas others by focusing on the nature and criteria of exogenous information opine that using more exogenous information in the adjusted RAS will not necessarily reduce the statistical errors compared to conventional RAS method. The existing evidence in Iran is around the findings of the positive relationship which has in fact lead to the common belief between compilers and also users of table in Iran. In this article we attempt to examine this issue by means of two symmetric input-output tables of the years 1996 & 2001 by posing two main questions. The first question: Is there any relationship between more exogenous information in adjusted RAS method compared to conventional RAS method in reducing statistical errors? Second question: Do the nature and criteria of more exogenous information, irrespective of more or less cells; have an influence on increase or reduction of statistical errors in updating coefficients? Our findings do not support the existing common belief among the compilers and users of Input-Output Table in Iran and reveal the followings: 1- The adjusted RAS method, in some of exogenous information, is not preferable to conventional RAS method. 2: Measurement of credibility of updated coefficients depends on choice of the nature and criteria of exogenous information, and 3: Using more exogenous information of the target year would not necessarily lead to decrease of statistical errors in the updated coefficients.
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spelling doaj.art-2206cafd61ea45bdbaabbea28d5e702d2024-01-02T10:29:09ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University Pressفصلنامه پژوهش‌های اقتصادی ایران1726-07282476-64452014-03-011958117152980Evaluation of Conventional and Adjusted RAS Methods in Updating Input-Output Coefficients of the Iranian Economy: Emphasizing Various Scenarios of Exogenous InformationZahra Moshfegh0Golrooz Ramezandeh Valis1Afsaneh Sherkat2Mohadeseh Soleimani3Ali Asghar Banouei4کارشناس ارشد اقتصاد توسعه و برنامه‌ریزی، دانشگاه علامه طباطباییکارشناس ارشد اقتصاد توسعه و برنامه‌ریزی، دانشگاه علامه طباطباییکارشناس ارشد اقتصاد توسعه و برنامه‌ریزی، دانشگاه علامه طباطباییکارشناس ارشد اقتصاد توسعه و برنامه‌ریزی، دانشگاه علامه طباطباییاستاد دانشکده اقتصاد، دانشگاه علامه طباطباییThere are several methods of updating input-output coefficient matrix in last six decades, but there are still issues about RAS and adjusted RAS methods which have been focus of input-output analysts in recent years. One challenging issue is the relationship between more exogenous, superior or additional information of target year in adjusted RAS method and its statistical reduction error relative to conventional RAS method in updating the input-output coefficient matrix. Some analysts observe the positive relationship, whereas others by focusing on the nature and criteria of exogenous information opine that using more exogenous information in the adjusted RAS will not necessarily reduce the statistical errors compared to conventional RAS method. The existing evidence in Iran is around the findings of the positive relationship which has in fact lead to the common belief between compilers and also users of table in Iran. In this article we attempt to examine this issue by means of two symmetric input-output tables of the years 1996 & 2001 by posing two main questions. The first question: Is there any relationship between more exogenous information in adjusted RAS method compared to conventional RAS method in reducing statistical errors? Second question: Do the nature and criteria of more exogenous information, irrespective of more or less cells; have an influence on increase or reduction of statistical errors in updating coefficients? Our findings do not support the existing common belief among the compilers and users of Input-Output Table in Iran and reveal the followings: 1- The adjusted RAS method, in some of exogenous information, is not preferable to conventional RAS method. 2: Measurement of credibility of updated coefficients depends on choice of the nature and criteria of exogenous information, and 3: Using more exogenous information of the target year would not necessarily lead to decrease of statistical errors in the updated coefficients.https://ijer.atu.ac.ir/article_980_096fe5367bdd0d68f47f45f4f338484e.pdfinput-output tableupdating coefficientsconventional ras methodadjusted ras methodexogenous information
spellingShingle Zahra Moshfegh
Golrooz Ramezandeh Valis
Afsaneh Sherkat
Mohadeseh Soleimani
Ali Asghar Banouei
Evaluation of Conventional and Adjusted RAS Methods in Updating Input-Output Coefficients of the Iranian Economy: Emphasizing Various Scenarios of Exogenous Information
فصلنامه پژوهش‌های اقتصادی ایران
input-output table
updating coefficients
conventional ras method
adjusted ras method
exogenous information
title Evaluation of Conventional and Adjusted RAS Methods in Updating Input-Output Coefficients of the Iranian Economy: Emphasizing Various Scenarios of Exogenous Information
title_full Evaluation of Conventional and Adjusted RAS Methods in Updating Input-Output Coefficients of the Iranian Economy: Emphasizing Various Scenarios of Exogenous Information
title_fullStr Evaluation of Conventional and Adjusted RAS Methods in Updating Input-Output Coefficients of the Iranian Economy: Emphasizing Various Scenarios of Exogenous Information
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Conventional and Adjusted RAS Methods in Updating Input-Output Coefficients of the Iranian Economy: Emphasizing Various Scenarios of Exogenous Information
title_short Evaluation of Conventional and Adjusted RAS Methods in Updating Input-Output Coefficients of the Iranian Economy: Emphasizing Various Scenarios of Exogenous Information
title_sort evaluation of conventional and adjusted ras methods in updating input output coefficients of the iranian economy emphasizing various scenarios of exogenous information
topic input-output table
updating coefficients
conventional ras method
adjusted ras method
exogenous information
url https://ijer.atu.ac.ir/article_980_096fe5367bdd0d68f47f45f4f338484e.pdf
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