Input-output impact analysis in current or constant prices: does it matter?

Journal of Economic Structures

The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)

Table 3 Results of methods A, B and C for economy-wide employment.

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Mean
Economy-wide employment, n = 130
(B − A)/A%	0.010	−0.010	0.005	0.011	−0.004	−0.015	−0.027	−0.004
(C − A)/A%	0.007	−0.005	0.005	0.006	−0.004	−0.012	−0.019	−0.003
(B − C)/C%	0.003	−0.005	0.000	0.005	0.000	−0.003	−0.008	−0.001
Economy-wide employment, n = 56
(B − A)/A%	0.005	0.000	0.007	0.022	−0.005	−0.012	−0.007	0.001
(C − A)/A%	0.002	−0.001	0.004	0.013	−0.004	−0.008	−0.005	0.000
(B − C)/C%	0.003	0.002	0.003	0.009	−0.001	−0.005	−0.002	0.001
Aggregation difference: ${\| Δ % \|}_{n = 56} - {\| Δ % \|}_{n = 130}$
(B − A)/A%	−0.005	−0.010	0.003	0.011	0.000	−0.003	−0.020	−0.003
(C − A)/A%	−0.005	−0.003	−0.001	0.007	0.000	−0.005	−0.014	−0.003
(B − C)/C%	0.000	−0.003	0.003	0.004	0.000	0.002	−0.006	0.000