The Local Economic Impact of Wal-Mart
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The Local Economic Impact of Wal-Mart By Michael J. Hicks

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Figure 5.2 Mean Number of Retail Firms in Iowa’s Counties,

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Figure 5.3 Retail Employment and Retail’s Share in the United States,

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Figure 5.4 Big-Box Distance to Residents by Population Density Ranges,

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Figure 5.5 Productive and Allocative Efficiency Gains of Competition,

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Figure 6.1 Retail Employment Turnover Rates in Select Pennsylvania Counties,

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Figure 6.2 Iowa’s Retail Pull Factor,

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Figure 6.3 U.S. Shipments of Consumer Goods, 1992–2006,

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Figure 6.4 Manufacturing Employment in the United States (in thousands)

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Figure 6.5 Output Per Hour Index and Compensation Index, U.S. Manufacturing,

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Figure 6.6 Wal-Mart’s Profit Rate, 1968–2005,

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Figure 6.7 Chain Store Expenses

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Figure 6.8 Profit Rates for Wal-Mart and Levi Strauss,

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