The Dollar Game has been in use as a draft for some time. The publication cycle ran its course, however, and the final version is now officially available. The curriculum is sponsored by the University of Idaho’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology and available as a free download from […]
Economic Development
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What is ASAM? The short of it: it is an Excel Application that facilitates economic contribution analysis of an industry sector. It does this by taking data from a source like IMPLAN (not included) and transparently calculates base economic output, employment, wages and value added. The code can be downloaded […]
Take two local economies with the same population, the same climate and natural resources, the same export industries (the ones that bring outside money into the community) – be it tourism, or a manufacturing plant selling to other regions. One is successful and vibrant, the other on the brink of […]