Randal C. Coon

Economic Impact of the Conservation Reserve Program in North Dakota

Abstract The short‐run economic impacts of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in North Dakota are estimated by using an input‐output model together with results from a statewide survey of CRP participants. Net direct reductions in production expenditures and household income resulting from the program totaled

Contributions of Renewable Energy Industries to the Local Economy in North Dakota

55 million, with about 62 percent of the effect occurring in the retail sector. The total impact of the program is about

The North Dakota Input-Output Model: A Tool for Analyzing Economic Linkages

141 million, or only about 0.5 percent of the states baseline economic activity. Local areas with high concentration of CRP land and businesses that depend heavily on farm input sales may be affected disproportionately.

DEVELOPING ECONOMIC-DEMOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT MODELS FOR SUBSTATE AREAS

Energy production in North Dakota is typically associated with fossil fuels, but in the past decade there has been considerable growth in renewable energy, which is comprised of ethanol production, electricity generation from wind turbines, and the manufacture of wind turbine components. Using expenditures data from renewable energy firms, we find that expansion of renewable energy infrastructure between 2002 and 2011 increased retail sales, personal income, employment, and total tax collections. Total economic impact associated with construction expenditures peaked in 2008 and 2009. In 2011 the total economic impact of the operations of renewable energy industries in North Dakota was

North Dakota Lignite Industry's Contribution to the State Economy

1.0 billion, two-thirds of which was contributed by ethanol production.