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Competitive Effect

In shift share analysis, the regional competitiveness effect explains how much of the change in a given industry is due to some unique competitive advantage that the region possesses. This effect is calculated by taking the total regional growth and subtracting the national growth for the same industry.  The regional growth that remains cannot be explained by national trends in that industry or the economy as a whole.

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