The report is published to help inform employees of the Economic Development Administration and Regional Commissions of the nature, results, and applications of regional development research. Articles in this issue discuss: (1) a multiregional input-output model for the United States, (2) implications of rural-urban migration for regional…

Several simulations of population, income, and employment in rural and urban America during 1970-2000 were made based on alternative assumptions. The assumptions entailed implementation of certain policies that might effect a more equal rural-urban balance by the year 2000, in addition to a continuation of current trends. If basic trends continue,…