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Study of linkages between construction sector and other sectors of the sri lankan economy.
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| Author | Rameezdeen, Ran. Zainudeen, Nisa Ramach, Thanuja |
| Abstract | Input–output analysis has been widely used to assess sectoral economic performance and production interdependence. This paper uses input–output tables compiled since 1960s in Sri Lanka to analyze the significance of construction in a developing economy and its relationships with other sectors of the national economy. Results show that construction indicates an above average, significant backward linkage while a below average, insignificant forward linkage in the forty sector economy of 1994. An aggregated sectoral analysis reveals high dependence of construction on manufacturing followed by services. The trend analysis shows an increasing dependence of construction on the services sector. The outputs of construction mainly satisfy the services sector. The paper shows that the trend of the profile of inputs and outputs are correlated to the economic policy regime in operation. It is argued that input and output profiles of construction not only mirror the technology that has been used for production as claimed by previous researchers, but also the governing economic policy. |
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| Resource Type | Article |
