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Estimating Regional Trade Models in the Presence of Missing Data
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01023680

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is the only publicly available survey measuring trade flows among and between the states of the United States. This is an important data source for researchers interested in a variety of applications. However, the public use version of the CFS is not an ideal data source for two primary reasons: the degree and scope of data missing because of suppression; and, the use of the Standard Classification of Transported Goods for commodity classification. In this paper, The author explains how he overcame these problems to use the CFS in estimating Regional Purchase Coefficients (RPC). A RPC for a commodity is defined as the proportion of regional demand for a particular commodity that is met by regional production. Given that the CFS measures the value of shipments based on origin and destination by commodity, it would seem that the calculation of RPCs would be a simple task. However, given the limitations of the data collected in the CFS, the actual process becomes more complex.

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Monograph Accession #:

01023669

Language:

English

Authors:

Chard, Richard E

Editors:

Hancock, Kathleen

Pagination:

pp 164-167

Publication Date:

2006-1

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: E-C088
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Commodity Flow Survey Conference

Location: Boston Massachusetts, United States
Date: 2005-7-8 to 2005-7-9
Sponsors: Federal Highway Administration; U.S. Census Bureau; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO); Research and Innovative Technology Administration; Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Web

Features:

References; Tables (1)

Identifier Terms:

Commodity Flow Survey

Geographic Terms:

United States

Subject Areas:

Freight Transportation; Highways; Research; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 30 2006 1:39PM

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