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Input-Output Structural Decomposition Analysis

Input-Output Structural Decomposition Analysis (IO-SDA) is an economic-environmental accounting method rooted in Wassily Leontief's input-output framework. It decomposes changes in economic activity and associated environmental impacts (emissions, resource use) over time into components reflecting technological change, demand shifts, and structural economic reorganization. Rose, Chen, and others formalized SDA in the 1980s–1990s for sustainability analysis.

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Sources

  1. Leontief, W. W. (1951). The Structure of the American Economy. Oxford University Press. link
  2. Rose, A., & Chen, C. Y. (1991). Sources of change in energy use in the U.S. economy, 1972–1982: A structural decomposition analysis. Resources and Energy, 13(1), 1-21. DOI: 10.1016/0165-0572(91)90008-H
  3. Dietzenbacher, E., & Los, B. (2000). Structural decomposition techniques: Sense and sensitivity. Economic Systems Research, 12(1), 41-58. DOI: 10.1080/095359200110616

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ScholarGateInput-Output Structural Decomposition Analysis (Input-Output Structural Decomposition Analysis (SDA)). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/sustainability/input-output-structural-decomposition-analysis