The Army's Local Economic Effects : Appendix B

"This report presents findings on the economic activity supported by total Army spending in each of the 435 congressional districts in fiscal years 2012-2014. To estimate this activity, researchers used district-level input-output (I/O) models and a national-level I/O model known as IMPLAN. Each district-level model is used to estimate the direct, indirect, and induced effects of national-level Army spending that affects a particular district. In this context, direct effects are the total Army spending within a district; indirect and induced effects represent the local economic activity tha...