Specialization of State Sectoral Employment

Authors

Edward Nissan, University of Southern MississippiFollow
George Carter, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2009

School

Interdisciplinary Studies and Professional Development

Abstract

This paper uses an index to measure the level of employment diversity at the state level for 2000. The index is based on aggregating employment at eight major sectors. The paper utilizes sixteen science and engineering indicator variables to explain specialization at the state level in recent years. All but seven variables were found to provide explanations.

Publication Title

Journal of Economics and Finance

Volume

33

First Page

148

Last Page

160

Recommended Citation

Nissan, E., Carter, G. (2009). Specialization of State Sectoral Employment. Journal of Economics and Finance, 33, 148-160.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/21086