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A social accounting matrix (SAM) is used to analyze the economic structure of a migrant-sending rural economy in central Mexico, drawing on 1982 survey data collected from 222 adults in 30 households. The village matrix multiplier & its decompositions are derived from the SAM & are utilized in policy experiments on the production, value added, income, & investment flows of the village. The results highlight the central role of both internal & international migration in the village economy, as well as the importance of directly targeting antipoverty policies toward the landless. 8 Tables, 19 References. HA

This article employs a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) to analyse the economic structure of a rural economy using 1982 household data from a major migrant-sending village in Central Mexico. The results highlight the central role of both internal and international migration on the village economy, as well as the importance of targeting directly anti-poverty policies toward the landless