@TechReport{dp-636,
  author   = {Gronau, Steven and Winter, Etti},
  astring  = {Steven Gronau and Etti Winter},
  title    = {Social Accounting Matrix: A user manual for village economies},
  month    = {August},
  year     = {2018},
  pages    = {47},
  size     = {934},
  number   = {636},
  language = {en},
  keywords = {Social accounting matrix; user manual; village economies; management tool; policy planning},
  jelclass = {A33; E16; O21; R58},
  abstract = {The application of Social Accounting Matrices (SAM) is well established at the national level  and provides a comprehensive economic framework. The procedure for developing national SAMs is extensively documented in literature. However, it can also be constructed for smaller economies, such as a village. Studies dealing with village SAMs are rare. In addition, there are hardly any guidelines for design. This gap will be addressed in this paper, which provides a manual for the construction of a village SAM. Theoretical principles and data requirements are discussed. A hypothetical village SAM is constructed by using numerical examples. Subsequently, the SAM of a real-world village case study from Zambia is analyzed. It is demonstrated how macroeconomic indicators can be calculated and microeconomic information obtained. Furthermore, a village SAM provides the database for scientific modelling approaches which are presented. Village SAMs are thus a useful management tool and support policy planning at local and regional level.}
}