Application of Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) in Identifying the Function of the Pension Fund Organization (PFO) in the Structure of Iranian Economy

In this article two functions of Pension Fund Organization (PFO) are highlighted in the framework of Social Accounting Matrix (SAM). First is the identification of mobilizing resources (deductions) from factor income to allocation and finally to inter-institutional income transfers. Second is the measurement of the role of PFO in increasing production, factor income (GDP) and institutional income using two conventional and new multipliers. The difference between the two is taken as the role of PFO in the structure of economy. The above two functions raise the following two questions: one- Could the new classification be used to identify the function of PFO in channelizing resources (deductions) in the structure of Iranian economy? Two- What is the share of PFO to production, GDP and domestic institutional income? Using the newly constructed 1395 SAM, the overall results are two folds: First- the share of PFO in mobilizing resources is 65.4% and the share of other institutions is 34.6%. Second- The respective share of PFO in production, GDP and institutional incomes are 0.3, 0.34 and 1.04%.