OSTI abstract: The report is a layman's description of the COALTOWN simulation model. COALTOWN simulates future employment, population, wages, migration, state and local tax receipts and intergovernmental transfers, and local government expenditures for counties in Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. It is designed to assess impacts of energy projects. Input data and output formats and uses of the model are described. The predictive accuracy of the estimated equations and the model limitations and shortcomings are cited.
Details
Title
An Introduction to the COALTOWN Impact Assessment Model
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329932
Language
English
Total Pages
37
Note
Interagency Energy/Environment R&D Program Report -- This study was conducted by the Economics and Statistics Service, The United States Department of Agriculture and the Office of Environmental Engineering and Technology, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA IAG Number 79-D-X-0519. This research has been conducted with the cooperation of Montana State University, North Dakota State University, and the University of Minnesota through special agreements with the Economics and Statistics Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
