Hristov, Jordan
- Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
This paper reconsiders the reliability of the results obtained by Hristovetal.(2012) from the input-output analysis of water consumption, by taking into account the effect of uncertainty inherent in the data. The imprecision and uncertainty is studied within a workable fuzzy environment as introduced by Beynon et al. (2005), where rank reversal is plausible. In addition, the water-intensive structure of the Macedonian economy is investigated by applying Dietzenbacher eigenvector methodology (1992). As suggested in the analysis of Hristov et al. (2012), the water-intensive structure of the economy in Macedonia is confirmed as being mainly focused on agriculture and several industrial sectors, given that rank reversal is absent. Consequently, there is a need to introduce changes in the agricultural production technology as well as the specialization of production in this region.
Keywords
Fuzzy input-output; triangular membership function; rank order; water consumption
Published in
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
2013, volume: 102, number: 2, pages: 87-98
Publisher: University of Ljubljana
SLU Authors
Surry, Yves
- Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources
Economics
Mathematical Analysis
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acas-2013-0032
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/67599