An Empirical Regional Input-Output Projection Model: The State of Washington 1980

Abstract

R EGIONAL input-output tables have long been acclaimed as useful tools in regional forecasting, especially long-run forecasts, yet surprisingly few regional projections have made a serious attempt to use them. This paper reports on one effort in this direction an inputoutput based projection for the State of Washington for the year 1980. Because of the time constraints no effort will be made to describe how the 1963 State of Washington table was developed. Rather, it is given as datum [3]. In addition, again because of time, not all of the details in the projection process are included. Finally, because few are interested in the results, no bulky tables have been included.