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Identifying the Role of Final Consumption in Structural Path Analysis: An Application to Water Uses

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    Identifier:  PC:2251
    Authors:  Ponce Alifonso, Xavier; Llop Llop, Maria
    Abstract:
    The complexity of the connexions within an economic system can only be reliably reflected in academic research if powerful methods are used. Researchers have used Structural Path Analysis (SPA) to capture not only the linkages within the production system but also the propagation of the effects into different channels of impacts. However, the SPA literature has restricted itself to showing the relations among sectors of production, while the connections between these sectors and final consumption have attracted little attention. In order to consider the complete set of channels involved, in this paper we propose a structural path method that endogenously incorporates not only sectors of production but also the final consumption of the economy. The empirical application comprises water usages, and analyses the dissemination of exogenous impacts into various channels of water consumption. The results show that the responsibility for water stress is imputed to different sectors and depends on the hypothesis used for the role played by final consumption in the model. This highlights the importance of consumers’ decisions in the determination of ecological impacts. Keywords: Input-Output Analysis, Structural Path Analysis, Final Consumption, Water uses.
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    Publisher: Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia
    Date: 2014
    Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2072/237598
    Departament/Institute: Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Centre de Recerca en Economia Industrial i Economia Pública, Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia
    Language: eng
    Author: Ponce Alifonso, Xavier, Llop Llop, Maria
    Relation: Documents de treball del Departament d'Economia;2014-16
    Source: RECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya)
    Format: 27 p.
  • Keywords:

    338 - Situació econòmica. Política econòmica. Gestió
    control i planificació de l'economia. Producció. Serveis. Turisme. Preus
    Anàlisi d'entrada/sortida
    Aigua -- Utilització
    Consum (Economia)
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