[Vision2020] county performance analysis

[Stephen Cooke]

FYI
Steve Cooke
hi--

amy glasmeier of penn state's geography department has put together a
website that applies analytical tools to a number of economic development
indicators for all counties in the US. you just select the state and county
and hit submit. it generates a series of charts, graphs, tables, etc. it
also tells you how to interpret the results. specifically, it contains: 
A snapshot of the important local economic indicators 
Examination of historical performance and the trends for these indicators in
order to determine current direction. 
Location quotients to identify local strengths and opportunities. 
Shift-share analysis to help identify local growth engines. 
A pointer to living-wage estimations for the region according to various
family sizes. 
The type of industries that pay living wages in your area. 
it is here:

http://www.economictoolbox.geog.psu.edu/

i think this is really cool. if you find it useful, let amy (akg1 at psu.edu)
know (or me, and i will pass that on to her).


Martin Shields

Director, Center for Economic and Community Development
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics
Dept of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
The Pennsylvania State University