A Regional and Interregional Input-Output Analysis of the Puerto Rican Economy

This study is a regional and interregional structural analysis of the Puerto Rican economy with a particular emphasis on the food sectors. The analysis considers sectoral interactions and impacts within Puerto Rico and between Puerto Rico and the United States. The selected approach implied the use of the input-output model with the purpose of measuring these interactions. In the model, Puerto Rico and the United States are treated as the two components of an interregional system.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural Economics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Zalacain, Fernando

• Economics, Agricultural

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8203645

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69843