Download or read book An Introduction to the Coaltown Impact Assessment Model written by Lloyd Dale Bender and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extract: This is a layman's description of the COALTOWN simulation model. COALTOWN simulates future employment, population, wages, migration, State and local tax receipts and intergovernmental transfers, and local government expenditures for counties in Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. It is designed to assess impacts of energy projects. Input data and output formats and uses of the model are described. The predictive accuracy of the estimated equations and the model limitations and shortcomings are cited.