An Examination of Alternative LQ-Based Approaches to Computing Regional Input–Output Coefficients
摘要
In this paper, we examine alternative methods of computing regional input–output (IO) coefficients, with an emphasis on their relative accuracy and the complexity of the computations required. Our focus is on the well-known FLQ (Flegg’s location quotient) approach. Although the FLQ formula often yields satisfactory results, the need to specify values of the unknown parameter δ in this formula presents an obstacle to its implementation. After examining the FLQ’s conceptual foundations, we develop a possible new approach that obviates the use of this parameter. Instead, the new formula, the hyperbolic tangent LQ or HTLQ, incorporates an alternative proxy for regional self-sufficiency in terms of a new parameter