Using the Sharpe Portfolio Model to Choose Economic Sectors for Expansion in a Rural Indiana County

Deborah J. Brown and Keith C. Brown
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Deborah J. Brown: Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907
Keith C. Brown: Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907

Interfaces, 1983, vol. 13, issue 3, 13-19

Abstract: The Sharpe stock portfolio model is used to analyze the economy of a rural Indiana county in the first attempt to use this model to analyze a regional economy. The major objective was to develop a technique that nontechnical people could use to identify regional industries that would be good candidates for expansion. Several promising industries for expansion were identified and a local chamber of commerce is currently working to encourage expansion in these sectors.

Keywords: finance: portfolio; planning: community; nonelectrical machinery; wholesale: nondurable (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1983
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