ECONOMIC-IMPACTS OF AAG CONFERENCES

This paper estimates various economic impacts of the annual conference s of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) on the states in wh ich they have been held, from 1983 to 1994. It uses data on the number of registrants at these conferences, the average expenditures and dur ations of stay of these individuals, and the sectoral distribution of these expenditures. input-output analysis was employed to estimate the indirect and induced impacts on each state or province. Aggregate exp enditures ranged from $890,000 (Denver in 1983) to $2.5 million (Toron to in 1990), while the effect on statewide output ranged from $1.64 mi llion to $4.67 million (same cities). On average,state or provincial o utput increased by $2.86 million, 90.9 jobs were created, and $717,000 in personal income was generated. These impacts have gradually increa sed over the time period in question.