Wilbur R. Maki

Explaining regional variation in business births and deaths: U.S. 1976–88

Linear models are developed to determine the relative impact of 15 start-up processes on the annual regional birth rate of new business organizations for all industry sectors in the U.S. over 6 two-year periods. These stable linear models explained from 50–70|X% of the variation in regional firm birth and death rates up to 16 years into the future. Start-up processes that have the most impact involve regional economic diversity; population growth; greater personal wealth; presence of mid-career adults; low unemployment; and greater flexibility in employment relationships. There was a complete absence of any impact of regional variation associated with higher densities of customers, suppliers, workers, R&D resources; costs of production; or access to national transportation facilities.

Herfindahl, Orris C., Natural Resource Information for Economic Development, Baltimore, Maryland, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1969, xiii + 212 pp. (

This book discusses the problems of developing quality information on the availability of natural resources. Originally published in 1969

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Schallau, Con H; Maki, Wilbur R. Economic impacts of interregional competition in the forest products industry during the 1970s: the South and the Pacific North west. Res. Pap. PNW-350. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station; 1986. 44 p. Until the 1970s, the Pacific Northwest dominated national markets for softwood lumber and plywood. During the 1970s, however, the regions share declined while production increased in the South. Meanwhile, the Souths and the Pacific Northwests shares of the Nations employment in lumber and wood products declined. This resulted mainly from the increase in lumber imports from Canada and the construction of new, state-of-the-art plywood mills in the South. Trends in Canada and the South suggest that the Pacific Northwest could regain its dominant posi tion as the supplier of solid softwood products. Although employment in the forest products industry will unlikely return to past levels, the industry .will continue to play an important role in the regions economic growth and development.

Economic impacts of interregional competition in the forest products industry during the 1970's : the South and the Pacific Northwest /

This chapter introduces a three-level hierarchical approach to political interregional economic development within a multi-regional system of core and peripheral areas. The analytical model is partitioned into a political leadership action system that then impacts an interregional macroeconomic reaction system, such as EC 12.