Metropolitan Dade County (Fla)--Economic conditions

An input-output model was applied to 1972 Florida Gold Coast
regional data, by reducing the 1967 National Input-Output
table using the simple location quotient technique of
Schaffer and Chu. Input-Output theory and several location
quotient techniques were presented prior to the actual
exposition of the Gold Coast model. Examples of applications
of the model to problems of the region, such as the impact of
tourism and housing developments were presented, along with
results of the model, and a multiplier analysis of the Gold
Coast region.

This thesis is a study of economic forecasting in a
regional context~ Its main concern is the exposition
of the models and the feasibility of the techniques,
rather than the actual forecast. The study should be
of interest to students of forecasting or regional
economics, or to planners interested in the region
examined. A shift-share model is presented as an
alternative to other regional forecasting techniques,
and an application of it is performed on a region
consisting of Broward and Dade Counties, Florida.