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On the design of empirical stock–flow consistent models

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  • Gennaro Zezza

    (Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Italy and Levy Economics Institute at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, USA)

  • Francesco Zezza

    (Università di Siena, Italy)

Abstract

While the literature on theoretical macroeconomic models adopting the stock–flow consistent (SFC) approach is flourishing, few contributions cover the methodology for building an SFC empirical model for a whole country. Most contributions simply try to feed national accounting data into a theoretical model inspired by Godley/Lavoie (2007), albeit with different degrees of complexity. In this paper we argue instead that the structure of an empirical SFC model should start from a careful analysis of the specificities of a country's sectoral balance sheets and flow-of-funds data, compared to the relevant research question to be addressed. We illustrate our arguments with examples for Greece and Italy. We also provide some suggestions on how to consistently use the financial and non-financial accounts of institutional sectors, showing the link between SFC accounting structures and national accounting rules.

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  • Gennaro Zezza & Francesco Zezza, 2019. "On the design of empirical stock–flow consistent models," European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, Edward Elgar Publishing, vol. 16(1), pages 134-158, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:ejeepi:v:16:y:2019:i:1:p134-158
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    Cited by:

    1. Malcolm Sawyer, 2020. "The past, present and future of evolutionary macroeconomics," Review of Evolutionary Political Economy, Springer, vol. 1(1), pages 37-54, May.
    2. Francesco Zezza & Gennaro Zezza, 2023. "A prototype regional stock‐flow consistent model," Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 74(2), pages 266-287, May.

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    Keywords

    empirical stock–flow; consistent models; Greece; Italy;
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    JEL classification:

    • E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • F45 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Macroeconomic Issues of Monetary Unions

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