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Transportation Research Board Workshop on Measuring the Economic Significance of Aviation, January, 2007 "Towards Broader Views of Airport Economic Significance: Intermodal Perspectives", presented by Glen Weisbrod. (pdf file)

Economic Impact of Air Service Liberalization InterVISTAS-ga2 for Airports Council International, 2006. pdf file.

The Economic Impact of Very Light Jets CRA International for Eclipse Aviation, 2006. pdf file.

The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the U.S. Economy: 2004 Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, US Dept. of Transportation, 2006, pdf file.

Fresno Yosemite International Airport 2004 Economic Impact Study Campbell-Hill Aviation Group for the Fresno Yosemite International Airport Administration, 2006. pdf file.

Economic Impact of Airports Around the Nation Examples from the National Benchmarking Project, Economic Development Research Group, 2005.

Virginia Public-Use Airport Economic Impact Study HNTB, SH&E and Economic Development Research Group, for Virginia Dept. of Aviation, 2005.

Development of a Web-Based Economic Impact Calculator for Small and Medium Size Airports University of Minnesota Department of Applied Economics for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, May, 2005. pdf file.

Teterboro Airport Economic Impact Study: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Aviation Department, 2005. pdf file.

Columbus Regional Airports Economic Impact Study Prepared by Wilbur Smith Associates for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, The Ohio State University Airport and Fairfield County Airport, 2005. pdf file.

Economic Impact of Aviation in Arizona SH&E, with Economic Development Research Group and Lee McPheters, ASU College of Business, for Arizona DOT, 2004.

Lansing - Capital Region Airport Authority Economic Impact Study Economic Development Research Group and Mead & Hunt, for the Capitol Region Airport Authority. 2004.

The Economic Costs of Restricting General Aviation Access to Ronald Regan Washington National Airport and TFRs Since September 11, 2001 HLB Decision Economics, Inc. for the National Business Aviation Association, Inc., March, 2004. pdf file.

The Social and Economic Impact of Airports in Europe Airports Council International and York Aviation, January, 2004. pdf file.

2004 Wyoming Economic Impacts of Aviation

Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Aeronautics Division, 2004. pdf file.

Economic Impact of Colorado Airports 2003 HNTB Corporation, Economic Development Research Group and Kramer Aerotek, for Colorado DOT Division of Aeronautics. 2003.

The Economic Impact of Vermont's Public-Use Airports SH&E, Economic Development Research Group, Dufresne-Henry, Inc, and Yellow Wood Associates, for the Vermont Agency of Transportation. 2003.

Port of Duluth-Superior Economic Impact of 2001 Shipping Season Klaers, Powers & Associates. 2003. Prepared for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.

The Fredericton Airport and the Knowledge Industry In Central and Western New Brunswick Innes, J.D. et al. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada. 2002 (pdf file

Economic Impact of Public Use Airports in Massachusetts SH&E and Economic Development Research Group. Prepared for the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission, 2000.

The Economic Role of Nashville Regional Airport PA Consulting Services, Inc. and Economic Development Research Group., for the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority. 2001.

Logan International Airport's Evolving Role in the New England Economy Economic Development Research Group. Prepared for The New England Council. 2001.

Benefit-Cost Analysis for the Rock County Airport (JVL) Runway Extension Economic Development Research Group. 2001. Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation - Bureau of Aeronautics.

Economic Impact for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System: Cost Savings Martin Associates. Prepared for the US St Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 2001. pdf file

Rural Inland Waterways: Economic Impact Analysis Kit

Hamilton, G, D. Rasmussen and X. Zeng, University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept., 2000. pdf file (324 k)

Assessing Economic Development Impacts of Airports: Four Views Weisbrod, G. Slide Presentation Presented at the Annual Conference of the Transportation Research Board. 2000. pdf file (365k)

The Economic Values of Iowa's Air Transportation Industries, Iowa State University D. Swenson and L. Eathington. 2000. Iowa State University, Prepared for the Iowa Dept. of Transportation. pdf file

King County International Airport Economic Impact Study W. B. Beyers and S. McMullin. 2000. Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Washington Seattle. pdf file

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Case Study: Economic Impact Partnership for Greater Cincinnati. 1999. pdf file (919 k)

FAA Airport Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance Federal Aviation Administration. 1999. pdf file

Arlington Municipal Airport: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Alternative Courses of Action for Decision Making Regional Economic Development Center, The University of Memphis. Prepared for: Town of Arlington. 1998. pdf file

Economic Impact Study for the Las Cruces International Airport Center for Economic Development Research and Assistance, New Mexico State Univ. 1996.

King County International Airport Economic Impact Study W. B. Beyers and S. McMullin. Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Washington Seattle, 2000. pdf file

Huntsville International Airport Economic Impact Study prepared for the Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority by Niles Scheoning, Economics Dept., Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville 1996.

Airport Area Economic Development Model Weisbrod, G. et al. 1993. Proceedings of the PTRC Transport Conference. Manchester, England. pdf file (75k)

Economic Impacts of Improving General Aviation Airports Weisbrod, G. 1991. Transportation Research Record #1274; later published in Transportation Quarterly, 1991. pdf file (755k)