THE SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX AND THE SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC MATRIX-BASED APPROACHES FOR STUDYING THE SOCIOECONOMICS OF AGEING
THE SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX AND THE SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC MATRIX-BASED APPROACHES FOR STUDYING THE SOCIOECONOMICS OF AGEING

Summary/Abstract: In looking for empirical evidence about the activity of countries, a proposal is made for studying(measuring and modelling) the activity of countries through the use of Social Accounting Matrices (SAM s) and Socio-Demographic Matrices (SDM s). SAM s and SDM s are presented as tools that have specific features for conducting studies in severaldifferent areas, particularly in the Socio-Economics of Ageing, as well as for supporting policy decisionprocesses.Based on methodological principles that are derived mainly from the works of Richard Stone, emphasis isplaced on the desirability of working in a matrix format, which includes not only people (SDM), but also, at thesame time, activities, products, factors of production and institutions (SAM). This is considered to be a way ofcapturing the relevant network of linkages and the corresponding multiplier effects for the subsequent modelling of the activity of the countries studied. The exposition of this proposal is accompanied by an example applied to Portugal.

• Details
• Contents