A social accounting matrix for Canada

Siddiqi, Yusuf. (Author). Salem, Meir. (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author). Coherent Digital (Firm) (Added Author). Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis Division (Added Author).

Summary: This paper presents a first Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) compiled for Canada. Using data for the year 2000, the authors construct a SAM for the national economy. A SAM extends the National Accounts to allow for a fuller understanding of the socioeconomic system that captures the interdependencies of institutional groups. This paper presents a macro SAM with three micro extensions. The first application expands the household sector through integration with household surveys, showing incomes, outlays, savings, and fiscal transfers of the sector by income quintile and other household attributes. For this exercise, the authors use a market transaction approach, which introduces a new perspective on household savings that diverges from national accounting concepts and the Canadian System of National Accounts sub-control totals. The second application expands employment income by age, gender, educational attainment, and industry of employment. The third application shows product taxes by type of expenditure and type of tax.

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ISBN: 9781100200378 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 electronic text (70 p.) : col. ill., digital file.
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Publisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis Division, c2012

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General Note:	"Catalogue no. 11F0027M"--Cover. "February 2012." CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographic references (p. 69-70).
Formatted Contents Note:	Abstract -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. The aggregate Social Accounting Matrix for Canada (Tables 1 and 2) -- 4. A disaggregate Social Accounting Matrix -- 5. Three Social Accounting Matrix applications -- 6. First application: Expanding the household sector of the Social Accounting Matrix -- 7. Integration of the Survey of Household Spending and System of National Accounts household accounts -- 8. A transaction-based integrated household account -- 9. Second application: Breakdown of employee compensation by social attributes -- 10. Third application: Expanding the government account (taxes on products by type and by origin) -- 11. Conclusion -- 12. Appendix -- References.
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