MINTOM: MINNESOTA TRADEOFF MODEL. ENERGY/ECONOMY; ENVIRONMENT. A 1972 STRUCTURAL MODEL OF THE MINNESOTA ECONOMY TOWARDS A POLICY-ORIENTED TOOL

This report presents the first results of Model 2, Input-Output/Linear Programming/Simulation model for Minnesota, being developed by the Research Division of the Minnesota Energy Agency. The objectives of this repot are: (1) To show the relative importance of various industries in Minnesota with respect to income, employment, and gross state product contributions; (2) To describe the interrelationships among producing-consuming groups in the economy through a representation of the transaction pattern among these groups; (3) To demonstrate a method for measuring changes in the levels of total output, employment, fuel use, and pollution associated with a given change in exports and other components of final demand, as well as location or disappearance of specific activities in the state; and (4) To introduce an optimum allocation strategy for fuel supplies.

• Corporate Authors:

  Minnesota Energy Agency

  Research Division
  St. Paul, MN  United States 
• Authors:
  • Venegas, E C
  • Maki, W R
  • Carter, J E
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 66 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agriculture; Chemical industry; Construction; Consumers; Demand; Economic conditions; Economic models; Economics; Electricity; Employment; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Environment; Food industry; Fuel consumption; Glass industry; Industries; Linear programming; Machine tools; Management; Manufacturing; Metal industry; Mining; Paper industry; Petroleum industry; Policy; Public utilities; Regional planning; Residual oils; Resource allocation; Simulation; Structural models; Supply; Textile industry; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Industrial management; Supply and demand; Utilities
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Old TRIS Terms: Electrical industry; Energy management; Machine tool industry; Supply economics
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Economics; Energy; Policy; Research; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094177
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MEA-MINTOM-7505
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1976 12:00AM