Assessing the regional economic impact of defense activities: a survey of methods

Josselin Droff () and Alfredo Paloyo
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Josselin Droff: AMURE - Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer - IFREMER - Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer - UBO - Université de Brest - IUEM - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - UBO - Université de Brest - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CRF - Centre de recherche sur la formation - CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM] - ENSTA Bretagne - École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne

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Abstract: Defense activities exercised in a specific region may alter the region's economic performance. An accurate assessment of the potential economic impacts of defense activities is a valuable undertaking to enable regional planners to prepare for changes. The variety in the methods (among others, input-output models, economic base models, Keynesian regional multipliers, fixed-effects estimators, and case-study approaches) inspired by geography, sociology, and political science can pose a dilemma. We detail the historical and theoretical background of each method, as well as select exemplary cases where these methods were applied. By examining old and "new" methods, we aim to construct a typology that could be valuable to all stakeholders. In this sense, defense economics can also contribute to the allied social sciences by outlining evaluation methods that may be applicable to other fields.

Keywords: Defense activities; Public planning; Regional-impact evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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Published in Journal of Economic Surveys, 2014, vol. 29 (n° 2), pp. 375-402. ⟨10.1111/joes.12062⟩

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Journal Article: ASSESSING THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES: A SURVEY OF METHODS (2015)
Working Paper: Assessing the regional economic impact of defense activities: a survey of methods (2015)
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DOI: 10.1111/joes.12062

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