ABSTRACT
SUMMARY. The purpose of this paper is to provide policymakers, local planners, investors, and other interested parties with a discussion of economic impact studies concerning event tourism, conventions, and their infrastructure. This paper will discuss the main methodologies underlying economic impact studies, the factors that increase and decrease economic impact, and the components that can create a defendable study. doi:10.1300/J452v08n04_06 [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <docdelivery@haworthpress.com> Website: <https://www.HaworthPress.com" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www.HaworthPress.com> © 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]
