What is the name of the software program available through the Bureau of Economic Analysis that quantifies the cumulative effects on total industry output, earnings, employment, and value added resulting from a change in final demand?

• A. RIMS II multiplier
• B. IMPLAN model
• C. REMIS II multiplier
• D. Input-output model

Answer: (A)

RIMS II multipliers are BEA’s regional input-output tool designed to translate a change in final demand into the total effects across a region’s economy. It provides estimates for how much output, earnings, employment, and value added will respond, not just directly in the industries touched, but also indirectly through supplier linkages and the induced spending of workers. By applying region-specific multipliers to the final-demand change, you get the cumulative impact on all those measures. That alignment with BEA’s official software for measuring total economic impact is why this is the best answer. Other options refer to different models or general concepts (IMPLAN is a separate model; REMIS II is not BEA’s system; the input-output model is the broader framework but not BEA’s named program).