The objective of this work is to analyze coffee production and processing in theeconomic structure of Minas Gerais, to determine its importance and its linkages to thestructure of the State economy, by using input-output matrix. Therefore, it is determinedlinkages indexes of Rasmussen-Hirschman,...

Policy makers in developing countries often place emphasis on inter-sectoral input linkages (‘linkages’ for short) in determining sectoral priorities in export development policy, particularly in designing export promotion schemes and in screening and monitoring export-oriented foreign...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between large firms´ knowledge spillovers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) absorptive capacities. We built direct indicators for these two concepts and we carried out a structural equations analysis to determine the relationship...

The Hudson-Jorgenson Energy/Economic Model - formally known as the Long Term Interindustry Transactions Model (LITM) - is an econometric model of the structure of the US economy. LITM integrates two separate models into one integrated system. These models are the Macroeconomic Model, a growth...

Disruptions in the supply of strategic resources or other crucial factor inputs often present significant problems for planners and policymakers. The problem may be particularly significant at the regional level where higher levels of product specialization mean supply restrictions are more...

This report summarizes the methods and conclusions of an economic analysis of the distributional effects of alternative actions that Sierra Nevada could take with its new marketing plan. These alternatives are summarized in the agency`s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and this study...

How can we estimate the negative externalities of agriculture at the national level, and attribute these to specific production activities and outputs? The paper presents a method that calculates the mass flow in the whole agricultural sector including inputs from other sectors, and that allows...

As agricultural policy reform and its effects have become increasingly territorialised, analyseswhich attempt to explain or predict impacts need to be more localised but also identify spillovereffects. In addition to the predictions of policy shocks predicted by sectoral partialequilibrium...

This report provides estimates of the lignite industry's contribution to the North Dakota economy, using key economic indicators such as retail trade activity, personal income, total business activity, employment, and tax revenues. The estimates are based on actual industry expenditures for 2000...

This report provides estimates of the lignite industry's contribution to the North Dakota economy, using key economic indicators such as retail trade activity, personal income, total business activity, employment, and tax revenues. The estimates are based on actual industry expenditures for 2003...