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Spatial Interaction in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Hierarchical Economic Base Approach

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  • James A. Chalmers

    (Department of Economics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281 USA)

  • Eric J. Anderson

    (Arizona Department of Transportation, Phoenix, Arizona 85007 USA)

  • Terrance Beckhelm

    (Arizona Department of Transportation, Phoenix, Arizona 85007 USA)

  • William Hannigan

    (Kal Can Foods, Inc., Vernon, California 90058 USA)

Abstract

Ideas from the central place literature are applied to the problem of describing the economic interaction that occurs among centers in sparsely settled regions. A method is proposed that allows the impact of an exogenous change in income or employment to be traced through the functional economic hierarchy. The model is estimated from cross section data for a sample of over 100 counties. The results are shown to have operational significance for estimating the size and spatial distribution of induced employment and income effects resulting from any given spatial distribution of basic economic activity. The approach is relevant to the formulation of economic forecasting models and to economic impact assessment, especially in resource based areas in which interindustry transactions within the manufacturing sector are relatively unimportant.

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  • James A. Chalmers & Eric J. Anderson & Terrance Beckhelm & William Hannigan, 1978. "Spatial Interaction in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Hierarchical Economic Base Approach," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 3(1), pages 75-92, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:inrsre:v:3:y:1978:i:1:p:75-92
    DOI: 10.1177/016001767800300104
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    1. Abu-Hijleh, Yasser Mahmoud, 1989. "Central place model: a case study on southwest Iowa," ISU General Staff Papers 1989010108000017595, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.

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