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Economic Impact of Wildlife-Associated Recreation Expenditures in the Southeast United States: A General Equilibrium Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Anwar Hussain ,
Ian A. Munn ,
David W. Holland ,
James B. Armstrong  and
Stan R. Spurlock
Anwar Hussain
Affiliation:
Research Department, The Wilderness Society, Alaska Regional Office, Anchorage, AK
Ian A. Munn
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
David W. Holland
Affiliation:
School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
James B. Armstrong
Affiliation:
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
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Abstract

The economic impact of wildlife-associated recreation in the Southeast United States was evaluated using a general equilibrium model. Exogenous demand shocks to the regional economy were based on estimates of expenditures by wildlife recreationists on hunting, fishing, and wildlife watching activities. Counterfactual simulations were carried out, making alternative assumptions about labor and capital mobility and their supply. Without wildlife-associated recreation expenditures, regional employment would have been smaller by up to 783 thousand jobs, and value added would have been $22 to $48 billion less. These findings underscore the significance of regional factor market conditions in economic impact and general equilibrium analysis.

Keywords

general equilibrium modelinginput-output analysisregional economic impactwildlife-associated recreation activitiesR13R15Q26
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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , February 2012 , pp. 63 - 82
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2002

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