THE DETERMINANTS OF STATE MANUFACTURING GROWTH RATES: A TWO‐DIGIT‐LEVEL ANALYSIS*
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Regional Science
- Vol. 34 (2) , 137-162
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9787.1994.tb00860.x
Abstract
This paper analyzes 1954–1987 state manufacturing employment growth in 19 two‐digit industries. Markets were found to be the strongest influence in 18 industries. Labor was the second strongest, followed by a threshold variable. Weaker influences were resources, taxes, and amenities. Regional values for the market, labor, and threshold variables corresponded well with regional employment change in the Manufacturing Belt and all other regions of the U.S.Keywords
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