Integrating decomposition approaches for the analysis of temporal changes in economic structure: An application to Chicago's economy from 1980 to 2000

Dong Guo, Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, Michael Sonis

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Abstract

This paper presents an attempt to integrate two flow decomposition methods to analyse temporal changes in a region's economic structure. The two methods of structural analysis are push-pull decomposition analysis and structural Q-analysis. Push-pull analysis presents a quasi-optimization decomposition of a set of matrices with actual intersectoral economic flows into a weighted set of matrices, while structural Q-analysis provides a form in which the structure of these decomposed flows can be considered. The paper provides an expository application to Chicago's economic structure over the period of 1980 to 2000, to reveal a complementary perspective of hollowing-out the production process in the Chicago economy that was identified in previous studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)297-315
Number of pages19
JournalEconomic Systems Research
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2005

Keywords

  • Chicago economy
  • Hollowing-out process
  • Push-pull analysis
  • Structural Q-analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics

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