Using location quotients to estimate the economic base and trade flows

Bibliographic Data

ID10409268
AuthorsG B Norcliffe (York University, corresponding author)
Year1983
Volume17
Issue3
Pages161-168
Publication date1983-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-3404 • E-ISSN: 1360-0591
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09595238300185161
OpenAlexW1981885380
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited16

Norcliffe G. B. (1983) Using location quotients to estimate the economic base and trade flows, Reg. Studies 17, 161–168. Two modifications are introduced in an attempt to improve estimates of the economic base and trade flows based on location quotients. National consumption measures for each industry are used to control for imports into, and exports out of, the system as a whole. Regional consumption measures are used to capture the effects of a broad range of exogeneous employment that are omitted by measures based on manufacturing employment. The results indicate a modest improvement in the accuracy of predictions, and show that crosshauling is manifestly the main problem that must be overcome if estimates are to be improved further

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