Running the numbers : a practical guide to regional economic and social analysis /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Quinterno, John
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Armonk, New York : M.E. Sharpe, [2014]
Subjects:	Regional economics > United States. Economic development > United States. Social sciences > Research > Methodology.

Table of Contents:

List of illustrations
Preface and acknowledgments
Introduction: bringing order from chaos
Regional geography
Regional economic growth
Theories of regional economic development
Data sources, concepts, and calculations
Demographics
Regional business structure
Labor markets
Income, wealth, and living standards
Income distribution, inequality, and deprivation
Conclusion: running the numbers
Appendix 1. U.S. 2010 census questionnaire
Appendix 2. American community survey questionnaire
Appendix 3. State labor market information agencies
Appendix 4. state data center agencies
Selected bibliography
Index
About the author.