Regression Estimates of Economic Base Multipliers for Small Communities

Mulligan, Gordon F.; Gibson, Lay James

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“…A quick review of the multiplier literature reveals a simple and relatively accurate 'short-cut' for calculating the multiplier (Mulligan and Gibson, 1984;Woller and Parsons, 2002a and b). The 'minimum-requirements' approach uses production for local consumption as a proxy for local consumption.…”

Section: Multiplier Using Minimum-requirements Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regional multipliers can be used to help evaluate the total impact on a region of an exogenously stimulated change in demand. They have been widely used in the UK and the US to help explain the consequences of government intervention in a region through transfer payments or investment; and to understand the wider economic impact of tourism on a region (Frechtling and Horváth, 1999;Steele, 1969;Mulligan and Gibson, 1984). Recent trade literature seeks to explain the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the receiving country or region partly through the linkages that are created with local firms (supply side) and workers (demand side) (Javorcik, 2004;Coe and Helpman, 1993).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…∆Y=k (INJECTION less IMPORTED GOODS less OTHER LOSS) where ∆Y indicates the change in income. Mulligan and Gibson (1984) estimate multipliers for 21 communities in southwestern United States using and comparing four different indirect methods. In all cases, employment is used to estimate the multiplier.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Regional Multiplier Approach to Estimating the Impact of Cash Transfers on the Market: The Case of Cash Transfers in Rural Malawi

Davies¹,

Davey²

2007

Development Policy Review

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This article analyses the impact on the local economy of an emergency cash–transfer programme in rural Malawi. The results are of interest, given the growing use of cash transfers as development aid as well as the increasing popularity of such transfers as a form of social protection across sub–Saharan Africa. It uses a form of social accounting matrix to show that there are widespread benefits for the regional economy as a whole (with multiplier estimates of 2.02 to 2.45), especially during the most ‘lean’ periods of the year, and for small farmers and small businesses in particular, as this is where poorer households' purchases are focused; education and health also benefit.

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Section: Multiplier Using Minimum-requirements Methodsmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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A Regional Multiplier Approach to Estimating the Impact of Cash Transfers on the Market: The Case of Cash Transfers in Rural Malawi

Davies¹,

Davey²

2007

Development Policy Review

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“…economic bases, such as those supported by tourism, consumer services, or retirement income, modifications to the straightforward economic base approaches are recommended (Mulligan and Gibson, 1984a;Mulligan 1987).…”

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“…These approaches have been particularly useful in assessing the direction and intensity of regional employment change (Ullman and Dacey, 1960;Moore, 1975;Richardson, 1978;Isserman, 1980;Gibson and Worden, 1981). economic bases, such as those supported by tourism, consumer services, or retirement income, modifications to the straightforward economic base approaches are recommended (Mulligan and Gibson, 1984a;Mulligan 1987).…”

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Changing Employment Profiles and Growth: An Economic Base Study of Florida Counties (1982–1987)

Fik¹,

Amey²,

Malecki³

1991

Growth and Change

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Location Quotients are used to estimate economic base multipliers for two-digit Standard Industrial Classification employment data at the county level for the state of Florida. Changes in multipliers are contrasted to changes in county employment profiles and demographic trends for the period 1982 to 1987. Counties are then classified by employment and growth characteristics. A cross-sectional econometric model is constructed to explain regional shifts in total employment. It is demonstrated that although the Florida economy is supported by a low level of employment activity in primary and secondary sectors (relative to the tertiary sector), these sectors tend to be very important in explaining variations in regional economic growth. The empirical findings suggest that the alleged service-oriented economy of Florida is still reliant upon export-oriented activity as the catalyst for employment expansion.

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Spatial scale, backward linkages, and economic multipliers

Warf

1998

Appl. Geogr. Studies

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Many empirical analyses of economic impacts are complicated by the use of different spatial scales. In the context of economic base theory, backward linkages from an event being studied can extend from the local to the global scale, inducing varying degrees of leakages and hence different estimates of multiplier effects. This article opens with a review of the ways in which scale, linkages, and multipliers are intertwined. Second, it offers a case study using an input–output analysis of the closure of Homestead Air Force Base in Florida to illustrate how the choice of different spatial scales can dramatically alter empirical results. The conclusion discusses criteria that may assist applied geographers in choosing the optimal spatial scale to deploy. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Regression Estimates of Economic Base Multipliers for Small Communities

Cited by 36 publications

References 16 publications

A Regional Multiplier Approach to Estimating the Impact of Cash Transfers on the Market: The Case of Cash Transfers in Rural Malawi

A Regional Multiplier Approach to Estimating the Impact of Cash Transfers on the Market: The Case of Cash Transfers in Rural Malawi

Changing Employment Profiles and Growth: An Economic Base Study of Florida Counties (1982–1987)

Spatial scale, backward linkages, and economic multipliers

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