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1 Future Economic History of the U.S. Department of Energys Major ...

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Topic: Economic History

Sort Desciption: Better off or not : What can we learn from regional economic theory history and economic. simulations? Four policy-relevant observations are the focus of ...

Content Inside: 1 Future Economic History of the U.S. Department of Energys Major Nuclear Weapon Site Regions: National Government Policy Options for Contributing to Regional Economic Stability by Michael Greenberg Karen Lowrie Michael Frisch and DavidLewis Special CRESP white paper Report 63 of Economic and Social Group May 2002 Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Rutgers University 33 Livingston Avenue Suite 100 New Brunswick NJ 08901-1958 (732) 932-4101 ext 673 mrg@rci.rutgers.edu 2 Abstract This paper integrates observations and findings from our regional economic analyses of the DOEsmajor nuclearweapons sites. Two key questions addressed are: 1. Would the areas surrounding the sites have been better off with the DOE sites or without them? In other words what do theory history and likely future tell us about the economic health of these DOE-site-centered regions? Four policy-relevant observations are made: 1.1 From an economic perspective the DOE has two broad speciesof site-regions. One is rural and heavily dependent on DOE funding and the second is metropolitan and is not dependent on the DOE. 1.2 The rural-dependent regions have experienced rollercoaster fluctuations in jobs income and other economic measures in response to changes in DOE programs but these fluctuations vary markedly in their impact on sub-areas within rural regions because of different physical and demographic attributes. 1.3 It costs more to support economic growth in rural and dependent regions than in metropolitan ones because the rural regionshave leaky economiesthat is they lack forward and backward economic linkages that would keep money in their regions and multiply its impact and with regard to sophisticated new technological applications other major DOE sites can draw away resources from the host regions especially during the design and pilot-testing stages. 1.4 Without any majorchanges in DOE spending patterns the rural and dependent site- regions are expecte ...

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