An Analysis of Regional Economic Growth in the U.S. Midwest
通过引入大量增长相关变量，利用GIS软件描绘增长热点，实证估计发现便利设施、税收负担、人口、农业活动和人口统计对县级经济增长有重要影响。
In this paper we examine some of the economic forces that underlie economic growth at the county level. In an effort to describe a much more comprehensive regional economic growth model, we address a variety of different growth hypotheses by introducing a large number of growth related variables. When formulating our hypotheses and specifying our growth model we make liberal use of GIS (geographical information systems) mapping software to "paint" a picture of where growth spots exist. Our empirical estimation indicates that amenities, state and local tax burdens, population, amount of primary agriculture activity, and demographics have important impacts on economic growth.