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APPLYING AN ECONOMIC BASE ANALYSIS TO COUNTIES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST: FINDING A TYPOLOGY AND ILLUMINATING SOCIOECONOMIC PATTERNS

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Mansfield, Ethan O.. (2016). APPLYING AN ECONOMIC BASE ANALYSIS TO COUNTIES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST: FINDING A TYPOLOGY AND ILLUMINATING SOCIOECONOMIC PATTERNS. Theses and Dissertations Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections. https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/etd/items/mansfield_idaho_0089n_10985.html

Title:
APPLYING AN ECONOMIC BASE ANALYSIS TO COUNTIES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST: FINDING A TYPOLOGY AND ILLUMINATING SOCIOECONOMIC PATTERNS
Author:
Mansfield, Ethan O.
Date:
2016
Keywords:
Colorado Economic Base Idaho IMPLAN Multipliers Rocky Mountain West
Program:
Bioregional Planning
Subject Category:
Regional studies; Economics; Geography
Abstract:

Major shifts in the economic, social and demographic structure of the American West have taken place over the last 50 years. These changes have roots in three broad categories—the increasing concern for environmental quality, changes in technological innovation, and changing macroeconomic conditions. Several studies have used economic base theory to better understand the economic structure of western counties that emerged from the restructuring that occurred during the second half of the twentieth century. This study aims to more comprehensively capture the array of sources that contribute to a county’s economic base and to better understand this restructuring in the Rocky Mountain West (RMW) over the most recent recession by using a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM). A typology is created based on the SAM outputs which is then used to detect socioeconomic patterns across groups and to assess the economic shifts as a result of the Great Recession.

Description:
masters, M.S., Bioregional Planning -- University of Idaho - College of Graduate Studies, 2016
Major Professor:
Watson, Phillip
Committee:
Laninga, Tammi; Lewin, Paul
Defense Date:
2016
Identifier:
Mansfield_idaho_0089N_10985
Type:
Text
Format Original:
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