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High-Plains States. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Oct 2008, Pages: 168
The Method of Study:222 counties from the Six
High-Plains States of Colorado, Kansas,
Nebraska,New Mexico,Oklahoma and Texas.County level
two digit SIC data were collected for the period OF
1977 to 2000.The RAS method was used to estimate
missing or withheld data.The agricultural services,
manufacturing, wholesale trade,retail trade,Finance,
Insurance and Real Estate
(FIRE)services,construction, mining.The spatial
relationship Between counties was also
considered.Findings and Conclusions:The main
variables affecting Agricultural service
employment,were agricultural cash receipts and
personal income.
Manufacturing employment was shown to be affected by
crop income, fed cattle slaughter,Employment in the
wholesale trade Sector was significantly affected by
the real value added by the basic and non-basic
sectors in the County.Similarly a portion of income
earned in Medium population counties was spent in the
closest large county or SMSA.Employment in the
finance,Insurance and Real Estate sectors was best
explained by real value added in the trade and the
population of the county.Construction employment was
explained by the real value added and the personal
income earned each county.
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