title: Regional differences in labor demand in the United States.
abstract: The authors "present estimates of the elasticity of demand for labor [in the United States] by region for the manufacturing sector....A brief theoretical framework for analyzing the demand for labor is presented.... This framework is used to develop a model that is well suited to analyze interregional differences in the elasticity of demand for labor....[It is] shown that there are significant differences between regions in both substitution and output elasticities.  This finding implies that there are significant differences in the total elasticity of demand for labor across regions; therefore, error may be expected when national demand elasticities are used to estimate regional responses to wage and output changes."
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fichtenbaum
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D007221:Industry; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Error Sources; Estimation Technics; Evaluation; Geographic Factors; Human Resources; Labor Force; Macroeconomic Factors; Manpower Needs; Measurement; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Population; Research Methodology; Tertiary Sector; United States