Abstract
Rural households have become more diverse in terms of the geographic origin of their income and their spatial spending patterns. As a consequence, the economic well being of rural businesses and that of rural residents are less interdependent than in the past. This raises questions about the sustainability of rural economies and their vulnerability to external influences. The structural path approach is used to investigate the role played by different types of household in transmitting economic influence in the Western Isles region of Scotland. Households with children play the most significant role in connecting the local economic system. It is argued that structural path analysis can be used to provide policy relevant information, complementary to that gained from more conventional social accounting matrix multiplier decomposition techniques.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 393-420 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | European Review of Agricultural Economics |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- household
- structural path analysis
- multiplier decomposition
- rural development
- social accounting matrix
- SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX
- GROWTH
- DECOMPOSITION
- STABILITY
- FRAMEWORK
- TRENDS
- INCOME
- BASE
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The role of households in sustaining rural economies: A structural path analysis. / Roberts, Deborah Jane.
In: European Review of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2005, p. 393-420.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - Rural households have become more diverse in terms of the geographic origin of their income and their spatial spending patterns. As a consequence, the economic well being of rural businesses and that of rural residents are less interdependent than in the past. This raises questions about the sustainability of rural economies and their vulnerability to external influences. The structural path approach is used to investigate the role played by different types of household in transmitting economic influence in the Western Isles region of Scotland. Households with children play the most significant role in connecting the local economic system. It is argued that structural path analysis can be used to provide policy relevant information, complementary to that gained from more conventional social accounting matrix multiplier decomposition techniques.
KW - household
KW - structural path analysis
KW - multiplier decomposition
KW - rural development
KW - social accounting matrix
KW - SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX
KW - GROWTH
KW - DECOMPOSITION
KW - STABILITY
KW - FRAMEWORK
KW - TRENDS
KW - INCOME
KW - BASE
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DO - 10.1093/eurrag/jbi014
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SP - 393
EP - 420
JO - European Review of Agricultural Economics
JF - European Review of Agricultural Economics
SN - 0165-1587
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