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location quotient: a standalone construct

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locationquotient1 CONSTRUCTLocation quotientISARD · REGIONAL SCIENCE

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Regional science

the ratio of an industry's share of local employment to its share nationally, used to gauge regional specialization.

In regional science, location quotient refers to the ratio of an industry's share of local employment to its share nationally, used to gauge regional specialization. This meaning comes from Isard (1960) in Methods of regional analysis.[1]

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References

  1. Isard, W. (1960). Methods of regional analysis. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ISBN 9780262090032

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