We examine differential state employment growth by appraising the relative effects of traditional cost factors versus knowledge and technology spillovers. One emphasis is the influence that industry composition has on employment growth. Traditional cost factors examined include wage rates,...

We examine family income inequality using 1990 Census of Population data for the 3,109 counties and independent cities in the 48 contiguous United States. Numerous characteristics of counties are examined for their role in influencing county income inequality. We particularly focus on...

Economic development has been uneven within many states, often resulting in wide geographic disparities in unemployment. Using county-level panel data, this study examines variation in unemployment rates within Georgia to determine the potential role that state and local economic development...

Considerable ambiguity exists regarding the assessment of regional economic development. Alternative measures often produce conflicting conclusions. Even if economic development progress is defined as improvement in economic welfare, it is not directly measurable. Therefore, this paper develops...

Despite the growing popularity of ready-made, regional economic impact models, few performance comparisons of the available models exist Most studies have either examined the general characteristics and usability of the models or presented a specific application of a model. This paper...

Because U.S. micropolitan areas have only relatively recently been awarded official status, little is known about their comparative economic performance. Yet, since their inception economic performance among micropolitan areas has received considerable attention from the public and local area...

This paper ascertains the sources of revenues for Native American casinos in Wisconsin. Based on an examination of the sources, implications for casino gaming as a statewide economic development tool are discussed. The analysis is based on interviews of visitors to several casinos in 1994. Among...

Alternative strategies for incorporating interindustry relationships into industry employment forecasting equations are evaluated. Strategies that are based on using input-output information to select which industry employment variables to include as independent variables in each equation are...

Intellectual appeal and simplicity of use has led to the widespread application of the spatial hedonic model in assessing regional quality of life. Yet, the traditional spatial hedonic approach contains numerous assumptions, which typically are untested. Violation of the assumptions in practice...

In his Presidential Address, Professor Rickman discusses whether Texas should serve as the economic policy model for Oklahoma, particularly in terms of reducing or eliminating the state income tax. He compares Oklahoma’s recent economic performance to that of Texas and other adjacent states....