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Estimating a Social Accounting Matrix: Online Course
This course is offered in cy
THIS COURSE IS AN UNSUPPORTED SELF LEARNING COURSE
There are four (4) modules in the course:
- Theory of Social Accounting
- Deriving Prior Macro and Micro SAMs
- Mathematical Methods for Estimating a Complete and Consistent SAM
- Estimating a SAM Project
This is an advanced course designed to meet the requirements of participants who want to understand the processes involved in estimating a SAM. This course uses advanced GAMS skills: participants must have well developed GAMS skills with appreciable GAMS experience. Participants must attest to their GAMS experience when registering for the course.
The first 3 modules have a total of 21 components. The 7 components of the first module each require c 3 hours, the 7 components in the second and third modules each require c 4 (or more) hours. The project should take some 25 hours to complete.
The materials are delivered using MOODLE. The course materials will be available for 8 weeks.
Participants should plan a SAM estimation project of their own that will be undertaken in parallel with the course: experience indicates that embedding the skills explored in this course is important.
Further information and Registration
Contact: Scott McDonald (scott@cgemod.org.uk)