This paper formalises the so-called Supply-Use Based Econometric (SUBE) approach that allows for the introduction of econometric analysis in the calculation of backward input–output multipliers of the Leontieftype quantity model, using rectangular supply and use tables. The SUBE approach does not require any kind of inverse matrix and incorporates the traditional approach (with square supply-use tables) as a particular case. The empirical analysis shows that the SUBE carbon dioxide multipliers for the EU27 are considerably lower than those obtained by the traditional Leontief inverse. In an application of the SUBE approach, the European economy appears to emit about 10% less carbon dioxide than in a situation in which it would not import any intermediate inputs from outside the EU27.

RUEDA CANTUCHE Jose; 

2011-11-24

TAYLOR AND FRANCIS

JRC67402

0953-5314,   

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09535314.2011.604768,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC67402,   

10.1080/09535314.2011.604768,