An Introduction to the COALTOWN Impact Assessment Model

Lloyd D. Bender, George S. Temple and Larry C. Parcels

No 329932, Economics and Statistics Services (ESS) Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: OSTI abstract: The report is a layman's description of the COALTOWN simulation model. COALTOWN simulates future employment, population, wages, migration, state and local tax receipts and intergovernmental transfers, and local government expenditures for counties in Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. It is designed to assess impacts of energy projects. Input data and output formats and uses of the model are described. The predictive accuracy of the estimated equations and the model limitations and shortcomings are cited.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics; Research Methods/Statistical Methods; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37
Date: 1980-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.329932

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