The purpose of this paper is to assess alternate strategies of socioeconomic model validation. An extensive literature review provided the delineation of validation methods and, also, brief summaries of each type of validation. Finally, personal experience in the implementation and use of...

This report presents selected statistics of inter-industry inter-dependence which focus on the importance and role of agriculture and agriculture-related industry in regional economic development. Data for two vastly different regions-- the state of Minnesota and the Northeast Region of...

This report presents local data and related discussion on the economic importance of agriculture and agriculture-related industries in Minnesota. Statistical findings show the contribution of agriculture to Minnesota's economic base and to changes in employment, income, and population in the...

Alternate regional economic forecasting approaches were reviewed, including demographic, geographic, gravity/potential, location quotient, economic base, input-output, shift-and-share, and econometric. The current status of regional forecasting systems in state government was reviewed, also.