(1) Department of Economics, Finance, and International Business, The University of Southern Mississippi, USM, 118 College Drive, #5072, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5072, USA
Abstract:
This paper uses an index to measure the level of employment diversity at the state level for 2000. The index is based on aggregating
employment at eight major sectors. The paper utilizes sixteen science and engineering indicator variables to explain specialization
at the state level in recent years. All but seven variables were found to provide explanations.