Dagney Faulk and Michael Hicks, Local Government Consolidation in the United States. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2011.

This study applies a quasi-experimental method for performing economic impact analy-sis of a firm‟s entrance on regional labor markets. The impact studied is the entrance of a Ca-bela‟s retail outlet in seven U.S. counties from 1998 through 2003. Using a time-space dynamic model in a...

This paper tests the impact of Wal-Mart discount and superstore presence on the number of small businesses in Iowa counties from 1989-2003. I employ and compare two well-known identification strategies in a spatial autoregressive model. I find no statistically meaningful impact of Wal-Mart on...

This article estimates the county-level impact of the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) Credit targeted tax incentives to firms from 1995 through 2002. The authors employ a fixed effects instrumental variable model with spatial and time autocorrelation function tested on aggregate...

Racinos are mixed venue gaming and racing activities that have recently enjoyed considerable scrutiny among policy makers. This interest motivates this analysis of gambling. In this study I construct a regional model, employing fixed effects with time space recursive estimates of the presence of...

This paper examines the Industry Performance Gradient Index as an analytical tool for market researchers, specifically for screening markets for potential entrance. The identification of the Industry Performance Gradient Index as a market entrance tool is examined empirically in the Tennessee...

This research analyzes selected fiscal impacts of Wal-Mart in Ohio from 1985 through 2003. Using a panel of counties, and accounting for spatial autocorrelation in an instrumental variable model I estimate impact of Wal-Mart and Super-Centers on selected revenues and transfer payments. On...

As the largest private sector employer in the United States, Wal-Mart experiences considerable scrutiny over its influence on a number of regional fiscal and economic issues. These include its impact on the local retail market structure, land use patterns, local fiscal conditions and general...