Box-Jenkins techniques are shown to be a useful tool for analyzing regional economic activity. This paper identifies temporal, spatial, and causal properties derived from these techniques. A case study is presented illustrating the univariate, transfer-function, multivariate, and multivariate transfer-function methods with household formation and employment time-series data.
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