Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1982
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Economics
First Advisor
William E. Kemps
Abstract
Several rural communities, through the efforts of industrial development corporations or private individuals, are actively engaged in recruiting new industry, with the intent being diversification of their local economies. The goals of these efforts are the reversal of out-migration trends, new employment opportunities, increased local income, and a widened tax base. Community leaders often equate industrialization of their community with increased standards of living for the local residents. Different industries may have quite different economic and public finance impacts upon the rural communities in which they locate, depending upon the characteristics of both the industry and the community. As a result of rural industrialization certain sectors of the community may benefit at the expense of increased costs in other sectors. It is important that those charged with the responsibility for attracting new industry be able to critically evaluate the potential impacts that an industry might have on their community. To do so, specifically, three sectors of the local economy must be examined: the private sector, the municipal sector, an:l the school district sector. The general objective of this study is to estimate the impact of increased industrial activity on the community of Brookings, South Dakota. The study has four major objectives. 1. Employ a mathematical model to simulate the economic and public finance impacts of five hypothetical firms that might feasibly locate in Brookings, South Dakota. 2. On the basis of the simulations, estimate the net industrialization benefits in the private, municipal, and school district sectors of the community. 3. Determine the potential limits of location incentives that could realistically be offered to potential firms by the community. The property tax burdens associated with the simulation will also be estimated. 4. Test the sensitivity of sectoral (private, municipal, and school district) impacts to alternative assumptions about key variables in the model.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Industrial promotion -- South Dakota -- Brookings
Brookings (S.D.) -- Economic conditions
Industries -- South Dakota -- Brookings -- Mathematical models
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
197
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
White, Mark S., "A Simulation of the Economic and Public Finance Impacts of Industrial Development on the Community of Brookings, South Dakota" (1982). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4180.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/4180