Workshop Programme
The workshop programme is revised and developed each year to take into account new issues and the interests of participants. This year we hope to pay more attention to the basic economic interpretation of entries in an Input-Output table and Social Accounting Matrix. The following, based on past workshops is for illustrative purposes.
Day 1: Input-Output tables
08h30-09h00 |
Registration |
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09h00-9h30 |
Introduction |
Why economy-wide policy modelling, the usefulness of Input-Output (IO) & Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) modelling |
09h30-10h30 |
Lecture: |
The structure, construction and interpretation of IO Tables |
10h30-11h00 |
Tea/Coffee |
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11h00-12h00 |
Exercises: |
Interpreting the IO table to describe the economy |
12h00-12h30 |
Exercises: |
Interpreting the IO table to describe the economy |
12h30-13h30 |
Lunch |
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13h30-15h00 |
Exercises: |
Using the IO framework for consistency analysis |
15h00-15h30 |
Tea/Coffee |
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15h30-17h00 |
Exercises: |
Introduction to matrix multiplication using Excel. |
Day 2: Basic Input-Output multipliers
09h00-10h00 |
Lecture: |
Economic modelling using IO tables: multiplier analysis |
10h00-10h30 |
Exercises: |
Estimating the output and income impact of export growth |
10h30-11h00 |
Tea/Coffee |
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11h00-12h30 |
Exercises: |
Estimating the output and income impact of export growth |
12h30-13h30 |
Lunch |
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13h30-14h45 |
Lecture: |
Broadening the scope of IO multiplier analysis |
14h45-15h00 |
Exercises: |
Measuring the employment impact of export growth |
15h00-15h30 |
Tea/Coffee |
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15h30-17h00 |
Exercises: |
Measuring the environmental impact of export growth |
Day 3: Price models and supply constrained multipliers
09h00-09h30 |
Lecture: |
Using IO tables to evaluate the economy-wide impact of price changes |
09h30-10h30 |
Exercises: |
Estimating the impact of tax changes/energy price increases on producer and consumer prices |
10h30-11h00 |
Tea/Coffee |
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11h00-12h00 |
Lecture: |
Using IO tables to examine the impact of supply constraints |
12h00-12h30 |
Exercises: |
Evaluating the economy-wide impact of supply constraints in an industry |
12h30-13h30 |
Lunch |
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13h30-15h00 |
Lecture |
What are Supply-Use (SU) tables and how do they differ from IO tables |
15h00-15h30 |
Tea/Coffee |
SU table construction and interpretation of entries in the SU table |
15h30-16h00 |
Lecture |
SU tables and multipliers with supply-use tables |
16h00-17h00 |
Exercises: |
Calculating multipliers effects of an increase in exports of a commodity on output and employment of a sector |
Day 4: SAM basics and multipliers
09h00-09h30 |
Lecture: |
What are Social Accounting Matrices and how do they relate to IO and SU Tables |
09h30-10h30 |
Exercises: |
SAM construction and economic interpretation of SAM entries |
10h30-11h00 |
Tea/Coffee |
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11h00-12h30 |
Lecture: |
Economic modelling using SAMs: bringing households and government into the analysis |
12h30-13h30 |
Lunch |
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13h30-14h00 |
Exercises: |
Comparing and contrasting input-output and SAM multipliers |
14h00-15h00 |
Exercises: |
Simulating the impact of export growth on the South African economy |
15h00-15h30 |
Tea/Coffee |
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15h30-17h00 |
Project: |
Allocation of project to groups & project discussion |
Day 5: Project presentations and panel discussion on
08h00-09h30 |
Project: |
Project & preparation of presentation |
09h30-10h00 |
Tea/Coffee |
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10h00-12h00 |
Project: |
Project & preparation of presentation |
12h00-12h30 |
Lunch |
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12h30-14h30 |
Project: |
Group presentation |
14h30-15h00 |
Group discussion |
Wrap-up session:
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