Document Type

Other

Publication Date

11-1-1990

Keywords

multipliers, economic studies, production

Extension Number

ExEx 5020

Department

Economics

Description

The total impact of a dollar produced or spent in a community often is measured with a multiplier. Multipliers are numbers which measure the magnitude of the direct and indirect effects that a given amount of production or expenditure has on a region or community. Multipliers are used in economic studies to show how important one business or industry is to a given geographic region or community.

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