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  • Hi Egan, That is correct. The way the model treats Employee Compensation is first it identifies the portion estimated to be payroll taxes and applies that to the Study Region. Regardless of where a...

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    Hello, Thank you for your question. You are definitely on the right track. Let's break down the causes you've suggested. Commuting: To view the commuting data for your region, go to Explore > Socia...

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    Hello,  Thank you for your question. The Industry Summary and Industry Detail tabs of the Study Area Data represent production in the local region (going to met demand locally and non-locally). The...

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     Hello, Thank you for your question. From your post, I believe I understand that you've taken the total employment in the region for sectors 9, 74 and 75 and run them through the respective sectors...

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    Hello and thank you for posting! 1. Is there anything else I would need to do to account for the impact of construction? This is great information to have to model a construction impact! Constructi...

  • Hi Cathy, We tend to urge against modifications to the model when other avenues exist, but this is a case where customizing the model is relatively harmless (assuming this is the full extent of you...

  • Hi Cathy, No, OPTI doesn't generate any indirect or induced impacts because IMPLAN doesn't have enough information to determine that the fixed capital expenses were spent in the Study Region. OPTI ...

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    Hi Cathy, Sector 535 is an administrative payroll sector (see Special Sector Definitions for more information). Other property type income (OPTI) for administrative payroll sectors represents consu...

  • Hi Emily, First, I'd like to be sure I understand what you'd like this analysis to communicate. Is the impact(s) you're modeling taking place in Washington, Oregon and California? With the analysis...

  • Hello, Thank you for your questions.  The impacts for the region as a whole may be larger than the MRIO scenario impacts because region A has larger multipliers than regions B and C. When looked at...