Zahra Mosayyebi; Nooraddin Sharify
Abstract
Developing countries are faced with the scarcity of resources such as labor force, investment, energy, water, etc. Such scarcities have forced these countries into adopting the unbalanced growth theory and prioritizing their resources in the manufacturing sectors. In this study, the importance of the ...
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Developing countries are faced with the scarcity of resources such as labor force, investment, energy, water, etc. Such scarcities have forced these countries into adopting the unbalanced growth theory and prioritizing their resources in the manufacturing sectors. In this study, the importance of the banking sector in Iranian economy, as well as its effects on other economic sectors are taken into account. Total forward Linkages (Net and Gross) are used in order to specify the influence of the banking sector on other sectors, and also to compare it with them. The stimulation of the development of banking sector activities on the various economic sectors is also specified through total backward linkages (Net and Gross). The statistical data of this study have been provided from the input-output table (2012); the latest official updated input-output table of Iran, released by Iran’s Parliament Research Center. The position of this sector, both in terms of stimulatibility and stimulation in the manufacturing sectors, is lower than that of other sectors. The partial forward linkage index of the banking sector shows that 67.93% of the banking services are used as intermediate goods in the economy. Thus, the banking sector is the one which that is mostly at the service of the production sectors, and in this regard, it is ranked first among all service sectors. The chemical production, building and banking sectors respectively obtain the most benefits from banking services. The chemical production sector, the banking sector and the water, electricity and the natural gas distribution sectors, respectively, are the largest suppliers of the banking sector’s needs.
Mohammadgholi Yousefi; Mohammad hossein Ghelbash
Volume 17, Issue 53 , February 2013, , Pages 187-211
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to determine the relative importance of economic sectors in Iran on the bases of available input output table for the year 1380(2001).Using Net Forward and Backward Linkages Approach .This approach being superior to other approaches mainly because of avoiding overestimation ...
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The purpose of this paper is to determine the relative importance of economic sectors in Iran on the bases of available input output table for the year 1380(2001).Using Net Forward and Backward Linkages Approach .This approach being superior to other approaches mainly because of avoiding overestimation and double accounting of linkages of sectors that is seen in alternative approaches. The results show that although Gross Multiplier Linkage Coefficients present commodity producing sectors such as agriculture and industry to be relatively more important, probably due to high intermediate material content of these sectors, the Net Multiplier Coefficients, however, show that service sector such as retailers, whole sellers, Hotel, restaurant, education and other service activities are relatively more important in Iranian economy contributing more to growth of other sectors. Taking into account the higher share of services in output and employment in Iran this findings show that the Net Multiplier approach seems to be a more realistic method in determination of importance of sectors in countries such as Iran.