This paper examines three hypotheses central to the Leontief economic input-output model: (1) constant dollar coefficients are more stable than current dollar coefficients; (2) the intermediate ...

We examine global trends in productivity and sectoral dominance across countries and industries, asking whether changes are driven by productivity catch-up or shifts in factor endowments. To address ...

This paper shows how a visual, interactive, dynamic multiple objective linear programming decision support system can effectively be used for analyzing input-output models. We have applied our ...

This paper describes an attempt to build a regression-based system of labor productivity equations that incorporate the effects of capital-embodied technological change into IDLIFT, a structural, ...

Lack of allocative and productive expenditure efficiency has led to under-utilization of revenue and aid, which in turn has significantly contributed to lack of sustained, high economic growth, which ...