Abstract

NOGUERA-MENDEZ, Pedro; SEMITIEL-GARCIA, María  and  LOPEZ-MARTINEZ, María. Interindustrial Structure and Economic Development. An Analysis from Network and Input-Output Perspectives. El trimestre econ [online]. 2016, vol.83, n.331, pp.581-609. ISSN 2448-718X.  https://doi.org/10.20430/ete.v83i331.212.

This paper studies inter-industry structures at national level by applying traditional input-output measures and also network analysis. The main objective is to attain a better understanding of economic processes by focusing on inter-industrial structures as a main explanatory factor of the observed international disparities in development. This study shows the existence of a fundamental inter-industrial structure, common to all countries. When comparing groups of countries, there are also structural differences that are in accordance with differences in development levels, in industrial specialization and in the structural position of some industrial sectors. Those differences have an impact on the countries’ unequal development processes. This study shows that both methodologies, input-output and network analyses, are complementary and allow to attain more advanced explanations of the processes of development. By applying network theory it is possible to improve our knowledge on structural differences and its relation with economic growth and development.

Keywords : development; interindustrial relationships; input-output; network analysis.

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