The Financial Unlinkage of the Mexican Economy: A Social Accounting Matrix Multiplier Approach for a One-Sector Economy

This paper addresses the financial unlinkage in Mexico through an accounting multiplier analysis derived from a SAM for a one-sector economy. Such an analysis provides a useful tool to quantify processes of structural financial change in terms of "stylized parameters". We identify and measure the financial unlinkage with financial backward and forward linkage indices derived from the accounting multipliers. The results can also help to the quality of policy decisions by identifying key and weak financial institutions and by giving a better understanding of how an impact of an initial financial injection travels within a structure.