Research Article

Urban Economic Structures as Multidimensional Networks: A Complex Systems Framework for Analyzing Economic Development Trajectories

Table 1

Summary of curated data and their hierarchical structures.

MSA data typeHierarchy levelUnique codes

Occupations (O)Major22
Minor94
Broad450
Detailed781

Industries (I)2-digit NAICS20
3-digit NAICS92
4-digit NAICS304

College degrees (D)acs16
acs216
cip238
Detailed174

Patent technology codes (T)Section10
Class129
Subclass665