DISCUSSANT'S COMMENTS FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, SELECTED PAPERS SESSION SP-7AA: "LOCATION DECISIONS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH"

Rural decision makers use taxes and other resources to encourage growth. The session begins with an evaluation of rural employment patterns, then evaluates three economic development policy levers. Moderator: Daniel Rainey, Clemson University.Rural Employment Growth in the "New Economy:" A Test of the Spatial Division of Labor Hypothesis Timothy Wojan, University of Kentucky.Relationship of Non-Basic Sector Employment Growth and the Gaming Sector Thomas Harris and Rangesan Narayanan, University of Reno-Nevada.Location Decisions of Energy-Intensive Manufacturing Firms: Estimating the Potential Impact of Electric Utilities Deregulation Stephan Goetz, University of Kentucky.A Self-Selection Model for Local and Regional Economic Development Programs Todd Gabe and David Kraybill, The Ohio State University.