SIRPC Economic Resilience Tool
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The tool contains the Economic Resilience Index, constituent community capitals, and measured variables within each of the capitals. The community capitals and the resilience index are latent concepts that cannot be observed directly. The research identified the weights of measured variables contributing to the community capital, and the capitals influencing the economic resilience directly or indirectly. If you change the value of a measured variable by using the slider, it will change the value of the capital such as Human Capital, Built Environment and Infrastructure, etc., and the value of the Economic Resilience Index. Refer to the report for the underlying research and a technical description of the tool. Refer to the user guide for a description of “how-to” use the tool and FAQ for help in interpreting the values.
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About this Section
Economic Resilience Index is a derived metric based on infrastructure and built environment, human capital, social & political capital, labor characteristics, and financial capital factors.
About this Section
Infrastructure and Built Environment Index is represented by six variables comprised of physical infrastructure such as roads and bridge density, proximity to railroads, presence of utility establishments, households without internet access, and availability of walkability infrastructure. The index covers the presence and ease of access to the physical and digital infrastructure. All variables affect the resilience index positively except proximity to railroads and households without access to the internet because the lower the values of the two variables, the better it is for the economic resilience.
Variable Definitions
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Population Weighted National Walkability Index 2015 |
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Road Density (miles per sq. miles) 2018- Log |
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Number of Utility Establishments- Average from 2011 to 2018 |
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Bridge Density (# per sq. miles) 2018- Log |
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Percent Homes with No Internet Access- 2017 |
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Distance to Class I Railroads (miles) 2018- Log |
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Human Capital is represented by four variables covering educational attainment at high school or above and bachelor’s level, availability of high-skilled technologically oriented occupations, and population with a physical disability. All variables affect the resilience index positively, which means increasing these variables enhances economic resilience.
Variable Definitions
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Percentage of Jobs in STEM Occupations - Average from 2011 to 2018 |
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Percentage of Population with High School Education and More - Average from 2011 to 2018 |
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Percentage of Population with Bachelor Education and More - Average from 2011 to 2018 |
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Percentage of Population with Disabilities- Average from 2012 to 2018 |
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Social and Political Capital is represented by four variables varying from racial and ethnic diversity to political competition, voter participation, and enfranchisement, and proportion of the family-based households. All variables affect the resilience index positively except family-based households.
Variable Definitions
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Ethnicity Diversity Index based on Alesina et al. 1999- Average from 2011 to 2018 |
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Political Competition (Major Political Party Participation)- 2016 |
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Percent Change in Voter Turnout between 2016 and 2012 |
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Percent Family Households- 2018 |
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Labor Characteristics are represented by three variables ranging from female labor participation rate, geographic mobility within the same state, and jobs in the religious institutions. All variables affect the resilience index positively. All variables affect the resilience index positively, and increasing these variables should enhance economic resilience.
Variable Definitions
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Female Labor Participation Rate- Average from 2011 to 2018 |
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Geographic Mobility Within the Same State- Average from 2011 to 2018 |
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Religious Jobs per 10K Population- Average from 2011 to 2018- Log |
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Financial Capital is represented by three variables ranging from housing units that are mortgage-free, infusion of transfer income (welfare, government support, social security, etc.) into the communities, and employment or industry diversification. All variables affect the economic resilience positively. Financial capital does not directly affect the economic resilience index.
Variable Definitions
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Housing Units Without Mortgage- Average Proportion from 2011 to 2018 |
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Transfer Income as a Percent of Personal Income- Average from 2011 to 2018 |
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Employment Diversification Measured as Entropy- Average from 2011 to 2018 |