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The model determines the amount of regional industrial production and consumption induced by defense and non-defense final demand, and simulates the net effects of conversion for industries and regions. The interregional component of the model links industrial production and consumption over space, thereby identifying spatial trade patterns. The model specifies 20 regions consisting of the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia, and 24 industrial sectors.","Second, a social accounting matrix (SAM) is developed for the state of California to simulate the impacts of defense spending within a macro-regional economy. From the SAM, a set of multipliers are estimated to identify the extent of interdependence between three sectors of the economy: government and household institutions, labor and capital serving as factors of production, and industries providing productive activities. Multipliers indicate how internalization of exogenous change within sectors of the macro-economy potentially influence activity in other sectors. The model specifies four types of labor, three institutional categories, and 24 industrial sectors.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-15T23:58:46Z (GMT). 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