Entries by Adam Smith

Tourism Spending

INTRODUCTION: More and more people are interested in the economic impact of tourism – how guests in a region spend their money when visiting.  The World Travel & Tourism Council estimates that one in ten jobs are related to tourism, so it’s no wonder that governments and economic development organizations are interested in the local […]

Surveying for Input-Output

INTRODUCTION: Surveys are a great way to gather information about a group of people.  Surveys are also a fantastic method for gathering information to use as data for input-output analysis.  You may want to glean spending by students at a university or visitors to a sporting event. Gathering primary survey data can be an invaluable […]

How to Download Your Results

CONTENTS The contents of this tutorial are outlined below. If you already know what you’re looking for, click on a link to advance to a specific section or STEP! INTRODUCTION SOME BACKGROUND… THE STEPS 1. Select a tab. 2. Click “Settings”. 3. Click Download as PDF…. 4. Customize the filename. 5. Click Download. WHAT NEXT? […]

Types of Events

EVENT TYPE DESCRIPTIONS INDUSTRY EVENTS Indicates that you know what industry or industries are experiencing the change in production and you are interested in targeting those specific industries.  There are four different types of Industry Events: Industry Output Industry Employment Industry Employee Compensation Industry Proprietor Income These four Industry Event Types represent each value that […]