Prepared by California State University, Sacramento, and released in April 2007, this study found that the direct payments of $ 7. 7 billion in 2006 led to a total impact ( including " the ripple effect of business and government revenues as spending from ... benefit checks works its way through the economy ") of $ 11. 8 billion.

The first prominent plan to develop Afghanistan's economy in modern times was the Helmand Valley Authority project, modelled on the Tennessee Valley Authority in the United States, which was expected to be of primary economic importance.

Virginia's economy has many sectors: agriculture in the Shenandoah Valley ; federal agencies in Northern Virginia, including the headquarters of the Department of Defense and CIA ; and military facilities in Hampton Roads, the site of the region's main seaport.

The arts are becoming an increasing force in developing the economy of the San Luis Valley.

As in other cities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, a significant part of Harlingen's transient population and a significant contributor to its economy consists of " Winter Texans.

Significant changes occurred in the economy of the Tennessee Valley and the nation, prompted by an international oil embargo in 1973 and accelerating fuel costs later in the decade.

Completion of the Loy Yang power stations, extensive voluntary departures from the electricity industry and privatisation of the Victorian electricity industry in the early 1990s had devastating effects on the economy of the Latrobe Valley.

The Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway, laid track across the county in 1906, helping the growing economy.

Lying in the Cimarron Valley, Okeene's economy has been based in agriculture, primarily wheat and hay.

During the 14th and 15th centuries the Rhone Valley underwent an uninterrupted series of invasions which ruined the economy and caused famine.

Given the fact that the Lakeport area has an economy that is based somewhat on agricultural activities occurring in the Big Valley and Scotts Valley area which involve the growing and harvesting of food and nut crops as well as the increasing wine industry, there are a significant number of transient and seasonal farm workers.

In the 1990s, the robust Moreno Valley economy deteriorated, largely due to the statewide economic downturn.

Brisbane's economy is dominated by office parks at Sierra Point and an industrial park around the Valley Drive corridor.

After World War II, a population and suburban housing boom dramatically shifted the demographics and economy of the Santa Clara Valley, as the " Valley of Heart's Delight " was beginning to transform into " Silicon Valley ".

By 1675, the Mystic River Valley grew tremendously, and infrastructure, as well as an economy was beginning to appear.

Delfzijl is seeing a strong resurge in the Dutch economy as the physical centerpoint of Energy Valley.

In an average year $ 47 million are spent in the local economy of Taos Ski Valley.

" The heavily textile based economy of the Butternut Valley was an influence in the number of sheep and immigrants that arrived from Scotland and established the United Presbyterian Church at Burlington Green June 8, 1835.

The city lies in the Miami Valley and sits along Interstate 75 near the Interstate 70 interchange, and has a growing downtown restaurant and service economy to complement its rural and residential heritage.

Agriculture has been the principal driver of the local economy, since the Washita Valley has been good for crops and livestock.

Cave Junction is located in the Illinois Valley, where, starting in the 1850s, the non-native economy depended on gold mining.

According to official figures, Armenia ’ s economy grew by 13. 8 percent in 2007.

As the economy expanded during the 19th century, advertising grew alongside.

The Costa Rican economy grew nearly 5 % in 2006 after experiencing 4 years of slow economic growth.

The economy grew intermittently under Castro until the collapse of the Soviet Union, which provided Cuba with $ 4 billion to $ 6 billion in subsidies annually.

During that same period, the economy grew by 3 % a year, and by 1951 the United Kingdom had " the best economic performance in Europe, while output per person was increasing faster than in the United States.

Under the leadership of Hale, Noyes and Millikan ( aided by the booming economy of Southern California ), Caltech grew to national prominence in the 1920s and concentrated on the development of Roosevelt's " Hundredth Man ".

According to the International Monetary Fund, the Afghan economy grew 20 % in the fiscal year ending in March 2004, after expanding 30 % in the previous 12 months.

The conflicts with Spain and in Ireland dragged on, the tax burden grew heavier, and the economy was hit by poor harvests and the cost of war.

Unemployment dropped to 2 %, relief programs largely ended, and the industrial economy grew rapidly to new heights as millions of people moved to new jobs in war centers, and 16 million men and 300, 000 women were drafted or volunteered for military service.

Soddy wrote that financial debts grew exponentially at compound interest but the real economy was based on exhaustible stocks of fossil fuels.

Despite this, in 2008 Georgia economy grew by 2. 3 %.

The Gibraltar Government state that economy grew in 2004 / 2005 by 7 % to a GDP of £ 599, 180, 000.

During his chancellorship, the West Germany economy grew quickly, and West Germany established friendly relations with France, participated in the emerging European Union, established the country's armed forces ( the Bundeswehr ), and became a pillar of NATO as well as firm ally of the United States.

The Honduran economy grew 4. 8 % in 2000, recovering from the Mitch-induced recession (- 1. 9 %) of 1999.

The economy grew thanks to higher wages, as well as large scale infrastructure spending such as the Caledonian Canal project.

The town grew further in the 17th century when the Dutch economy as a whole entered its age of prosperity, and several canals were built connecting it indirectly to Amsterdam.

Despite the political situation, the economy of Albania grew at an estimated 5 % in 2007.

As London grew, Hertfordshire became conveniently close to the English capital ; much of the area was owned by the nobility and aristocracy, this patronage helped to boost the local economy.

After the internal affairs stabilized, the still mainly agrarian economy grew relatively fast.

A range of economic reforms were introduced in the late 1980s including a managed devaluation of the rupiah to improve export competitiveness, and de-regulation of the financial sector, Foreign investment flowed into Indonesia, particularly into the rapidly developing export-oriented manufacturing sector, and from 1989 to 1997, the Indonesian economy grew by an average of over 7 %.

The recession that had started just before Major came to office was declared over in April 1993, when the economy grew by 0. 2 %.

However since 2000, Kazakhstan's economy grew sharply, aided by increased prices on world markets for Kazakhstan's leading exports — oil, metals and grain.

Since Marx believed that surplus value appropriated from labour is the source of profits, he concluded that the rate of profit would fall even as the economy grew.

During the Second French Empire, between 1852 and 1870, the French economy grew ; by 1870 the museum had added 20, 000 new pieces to its collections, and the Pavillon de Flore and the Grande Galérie were remodelled under architects Louis Visconti and Hector Lefuel.

The Latvian economy grew by 5. 5 % in 2011.