IMPLAN x UEDA PARTNERSHIP
Economic impact analysis, now part of what UEDA membership gets you.
IMPLAN is the leading provider of economic impact data and analytical software. Through our partnership with the University Economic Development Association, UEDA members get preferred pricing, shared training, and direct access to the IMPLAN economics team.
WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES
Four things UEDA members get that non-members don't.
WHAT IS IMPLAN?
A rigorous way to trace how spending moves through a regional economy.
IMPLAN uses input-output analysis and a Social Accounting Matrix to estimate how spending by an institution, industry, or project ripples through a region. Its methods have been used by academic and government economists for decades, and are peer reviewed and widely published.
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546 industries in the U.S. data set
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3,000+ counties modeled individually
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50+ yrs of peer-reviewed methodology
UEDA MEMBERS IN PRACTICE
Three questions members bring us most often.
UPCOMING WEBINAR · MEMBERS ONLY
Measuring Your University's Economic Footprint: A Conversation on IMPLAN and Higher Ed
Understanding a university’s economic footprint takes more than a high-level overview, it means knowing how the analysis actually comes together. Join Bjorn Markeson, Ph.D. from IMPLAN for a UEDA members-only session that walks through building a university economic impact analysis in IMPLAN step by step from setting it up to reading the results. This 30-minute session includes a 15-minute walkthrough followed by open Q&A — bring your questions about applying this to your own institution
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026
Time: 1:00 – 1:30 PM ET
Host: Bjorn Markeson, Ph.D.