Computer Model Helps Communities Gauge Effects of New Industry

Celeste Long, Mike Woods and L. L. Jones

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1987, vol. 03, issue 3

Abstract: The economic base of many rural communities centers around only a few firms, making the communities more vulnerable than urban areas to changing economic conditions. Planning additional development becomes more important in such situations. Rural planners in some Texas communities have been using a computerized model to figure out the potential benefits and costs from new firms. The Industrial Impact Model, programmed with data specific to the community and the firm, can estimate the effects of new development on the community's private and public sectors. Here's how it works.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310439

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