This paper presents, in Portuguese, an overview of the input-output theory, originally developed by Wassily Leontief. The first and second chapters present the background of the theory of input-output, placing the work of Leontief in a historical view. Chapter 3 presents the basic theory of...

This paper detects structural similarities among several regions in Chile, in particular those that can be compared to the Magellanic and the Chilean Antarctica region: the regions Tarapacá, Libertador Bernardo O¿Higgins Riquelme, Bío- Bío and Los Lagos. This exercise is particularly...

El objetivo que se plantea en este trabajo es el de identificar los sectores clave y estratégicos para el desarrollo de economías a nivel regional y su comparación con el paradigma nacional. Para ello, se aplican diversas metodologías complementarias de análisis de sectores clave para las...

Gim & Kim (1998) proposed a generalization of Jeong (1982, 1984) reinterpretation of the Hawkins-Simon condition for macroeconomic stability to off-diagonal matrix elements. This generalization is conceptually relevant for it offers a complementary view of interindustry linkages beyond final or...

In this paper, we explore the structural characteristics of the interregional input-output system developed for Ecuador for the year 2007. As part of an ongoing project that aims to develop an interregional CGE model for the country, this database was developed under conditions of limited...

In this paper we extend the proportional rule to division problems with multiple references and we present a result of characterization of the weighted proportional rule. As a particular case, we analyze the problems of probability aggregation and probability updating. division problems with...

This study is a contribution to the ongoing debate on the performance of various non-survey techniques for constructing sub-territorial Input-Output tables. Three aspects of the behaviour of the methods are analysed: performances in reproducing ‘true' input coefficients, variability of error,...

This paper adopts the industrial capabilities argument and the concept of revealed comparative advantage as the basis for evaluating the competitiveness of the UK creative industries in sustaining export growth. The empirical results have revealed a heterogeneous nature of the economic linkages...

Portuguese Abstract: Este trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a estrutura produtiva do setor de flores e plantas ornamentais do Brasil e verificar as perspectivas de sua inserção no comércio internacional, pois nos últimos anos tem havido esforços na estruturação do mercado, ampliação do...

This paper is a reply to Oosterhaven's reply of the paper A critical comment on Oosterhaven-Stelder net multipliers written by de Mesnard in this issue of The Annals of Regional Science. It is argued that, unlike Oosterhaven's statement, (1) any coefficient must be stable but Oosterhaven-Stelder...