Assessing the Economic Impact of Culture in English Market Towns: A Causal Chain Approach

In assessing the economic impact of a cultural event or attraction, the number of visits caused by the event or attraction is the pivotal variable. In the instance of many visitors, the causal impact is neither absent nor complete, but partial. The authors develop a method of assessing directly the...

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Published in:Tourism economics : the business and finance of tourism and recreation 2010-12, Vol.16 (4), p.925-951
Main Authors: Young, Robert, Young, Anita Fernandez, Parkin, Jennifer, Diamond, Abigail
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Causality
Cultural heritage
Cultural life
Culture
Economic activity
Economic impact
Economic impact analysis
England
Leisure industry
Measurement
Studies
Tourism
Tourist attractions
United Kingdom
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Summary:In assessing the economic impact of a cultural event or attraction, the number of visits caused by the event or attraction is the pivotal variable. In the instance of many visitors, the causal impact is neither absent nor complete, but partial. The authors develop a method of assessing directly the aggregate causal impact of a cultural event or attraction and apply this in four case studies of culture in market towns. There emerges a pattern in the way economic impact comes about.
ISSN:1354-8166
2044-0375
DOI:10.5367/te.2010.0016