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County-level Determinants of local Public Services in Appalachia: A Multivariate Spatial Autoregressive Model Approach

Gebremariam, Gebremeskel; Gebremedhin, Tesfa; … - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2006

A multivariate spatial autoregressive model of local public expenditure determination with autoregressive disturbance is developed and estimated in this paper. The empirical model is developed on the principles of utility maximization of a strictly quasi concave community utility function. The...

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Modeling Small Businss Growth, Migration behavior, and Household Income in Appalachia: A Spatial Simultaneous Equations Approach

Gebremariam, Gebremeskel; Gebremedhin, Tesfa; … - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2006

In this paper, a spatial simultaneous equations model of business growth, migration behavior and median household income is empirically estimated. The empirical simultaneous model is developed from the equilibrium relationships among these variables where each variable is assumed to adjust to...

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Pull Factor Estimates for Retail Sales in West Virginia Counties

Hughes, David - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2004

Pull factors provide a measure of retail trade capture. Pull factors for total and twelve subcategories of retail sales for all West Virginia Counties are analyzed based on 1997 Census of Retail Trade data. A method for estimating missing data points and the use of Rand-McNally trade regions...

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Agricultural Land Development in the Northeast United States: A Spatial Simultaenous Growth Equilibrium Model

Hailu, Yohannes; Brown, Cheryl - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2007

This study introduces a spatial simultaneous growth model to examine the impact of regional growth on agricultural land development. County level data on growth factors, land values, farmland density and a set of exogenous variables are used from 12 Northeast states. Results indicate that...

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Deconcentration, Counter-urbanization, or Trend Reversal? The Population Distribution of Switzerland, Revisited

Kahsai, Mulugeta; Schaeffer, Peter - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2009

This study analyzes trends in the population distribution of Switzerland, with focus on the period 1980-2000. It updates and extends an earlier study (Schaeffer, 1992a). The extensions include analyses of population distribution trends by region and citizenship. Results show that Switzerland...

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Identifying Spatial Clusters within U.S. Organic Agriculture

Brown, Cheryl; Eades, Daniel - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2006

The market for organically produced products has experienced rapid growth in recent decades; however, this growth has not been distributed evenly across the country instead concentrating in certain regions. Employing measures of spatial concentration and association we identify those counties in...

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A Dynamic Shift Share Analysis of Economic Growth in West Virginia

Herath, Janaranjana; Gebremedhin, Tesfa; Maumbe, Blessing - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2010

A regional economy consists of industries with a variety of economic potentials. A growth or decline in any of these sectors affects the overall growth of the economy. Analysis of economic growth by sector of a particular region helps policy makers, community leaders and researchers in better...

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A Spatial Model of Regional Variations in Business Growth in Appalachian States

Gebremariam, Gebremeskel; Gebremedhin, Tesfa; … - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2007

In this study, a spatial growth equilibrium model of business growth is developed and empirically estimated by Generalized Spatial Two-Stage Least Squares (GS2SLS) estimator using cross-sectional data from Appalachian States counties for 1990-2000. Beside the existence of spatial spillover...

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Quality of Care in Appalachian Nursing Homes: Doing More with Less?

Carter, Mary; Wang, Shuhui - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2006

, and to explore the extent to which factors other than quality of care determine nursing home survey outcomes. A secondary …-data analysis using the Online Survey Certification and Reporting System was conducted. The most recently available survey conducted … effort is needed to investigate the extent to which regional differences in the survey process itself systematically affect …

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Issues in the Implementation of Interregional Commodity by Industry Input-Output Models

Jackson, Randall; Schwarm, Walter - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2007

A number of procedures for generating interregional commodity by industry accounts have been developed recently (Canning and Zhi, 2005; Robinson and Liu, 2006; Jackson et al, 2006; Lindall, Olsen and Alward 2006). While each approach shares a common organizational framework, very little attention has been...

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