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... 45 C h a p t e r 8 The T-PICS system has been designed to allow practitioners to add new case studies to the database. This chapter provides guidance on how to conduct such studies.
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... 46 • Time periods. "Preproject" data are collected for the year before construction begins and "postproject" data for at least 3 years after project completion.
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... 47 Input-output economic multipliers reflect the ratio of total direct effects. There are separate multipliers for employment, income, and output changes, and they also vary by county (or aggregation of counties)
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... 48 formally or informally by an economic development agency, but because support can come in many forms and from many different entities, it can be difficult for a researcher to identify all of the agencies with relevant information. The interview process can help with this task, but if the information is scattered across numerous agencies, the level of effort needed to obtain complete information can become substantial.

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