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Economic Impact of Aviation Investments and Policies

Following is a listing of projects and reports pertaining to airports and aviation economic impacts, that have been conducted by staff of Economic Development Research Group and approved by our clients for public sharing. While the contents of our web site are copyrighted by us, you are free to view and print these documents as long as you agree to give appropriate credit to our firm and cite the specific documents when using their information or ideas.



Applying Benefit-Cost Analysis for Airport Improvements: Challenges in a Multi-Modal World

by Steven Landau, Glen Weisbrod and Brian Alstadt; Transportation Research Board, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2010. (View Paper, PDF)

 
Challenges Facing Small Airports: Effective Practices for Preparing Airport Improvement Program Benefit-Cost Analyses

by Steven Landau, Presentation to the AMerican Association of Airport Executives, Workshop on CIP Finance, San Diego, August 2009. (Slide Show, PDF)

 
Assessing the Local Economic Impacts of AIr Service Development

by Steven Landau, Presentation to the Seventh National Aviation System Planning Symposium, California, May 2009. (Slide Show, PDF)

 
Effective Practices for Preparing Airport Improvement Program Benefit-Cost Analysis

by S. Landau and G. Weisbrod, Economic Development Research Group, for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, ACRP Synthesis #13, TRB, 2009.

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Economic Impact of Oregon's Aviation Industry

By Economic Development Research Group for the Oregon Department of Aviation, 2008

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Towards Broader Views of Airport Economic Significance: Intermodal Perspectives
"Towards Broader Views of Airport Economic Significance: Intermodal Perspectives" (pdf), by Glen Weisbrod, TRB Workshop on Measuring the Economic Significance of Aviation, January 2007
 
Fiscal Impacts of Expanding Philadelphia International Airport

By EDR Group and DMJM Aviation for the City of Philadelphia, 2007

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TF Green Airport Expansion EIS (Rhode Island)

VHB and EDR Group for the Federal Aviation Administration, 2005-2007

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Lansing Airport Runway Extension Benefit / Cost Analysis

By Mead & Hunt and EDR Group for the Capital City Airport Commission, 2007

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Induced Socioeconomic Impact of Las Vegas Second Airport at Ivanpah

For the Federal Aviation Administration, the Bureau of Land Management and Clark County Department of Aviation, 2007

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Regional Economic Impact of Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport

By Economic Development Research Group and HNTB for Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, 2005-2007

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Economic Impact of South Carolina Airports

Wilbur Smith & Associates and Economic Development Research Group for South Carolina Department of Transportation, 2006

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Virginia Public-Use Airport Economic Impact Study

By HNTB, SH&E and Economic Development Research Group, for Virginia Dept. of Aviation, 2005

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Baltimore-Washington Airport – Air Freight and Economic Impact Studies

Studies for the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Aviation Administration (2003 and 2004)

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Lansing - Capital Region Airport Authority Economic Impact Study

By Economic Development Research Group and Mead & Hunt, for the Capitol Region Airport Authority. 2004

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Wisconsin Air Cargo and Investment Studies

Wisconsin Statewide Air Cargo, Passenger and Tax Forecasts

By Economic Development Research Group for Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation, 1997 and 2004

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Economic Impact of Aviation in Arizona

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

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Economic Development Potential of Upgrading Pretoria Wonderboom Airport

By Urban-Econ Ltd (SA) and Economic Development Research Group (USA), 2003

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The Economic Impact of Vermont's Public-Use Airports

By SH&E, Economic Development Research Group, Dufresne-Henry, Inc, and Yellow Wood Associates, for the Vermont Agency of Transportation, 2003

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Economic Impact of Colorado Airports

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

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Economic Impact of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

Economic Development Research Group for Colorado Springs Airport, 2003

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Michigan Statewide Airport Community Benefit Assessment

Economic Development Research Group and Mead & Hunt, for Michigan DOT, 2003

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Potential for a Joint Use Airport

Economic Development Research Group for the Fort Drum Regional Liaison Organization, the City of Watertown and Jefferson County (NY) , 2002

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Airport Benefit Cost (ABC) System Applied for Wisconsin

Economic Development Research Group for the Wisconsin Bureau of Aviation, 2001

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Boston Logan Airport's Evolving Role in the New England Economy

Economic Development Research Group, for The New England Council, 2001

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Benefit-Cost Analysis for the Rock County Airport (JVL) Runway Extension

Economic Development Research Group, for the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation - Bureau of Aeronautics, 2001

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The Economic Role of Nashville Regional Airport

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

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Economic Impact of Public Use Airports in Massachusetts

By SH&E and Economic Development Research Group, for the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission, 2000

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Airport Area Economic Development Model: Model and Case Study
Read the article by G. Weisbrod, J. Reed and R. Neuwirth. PTRC International Transport Conference, Manchester, England, 1993. (also published in in Compendium of Technical Papers, 64th ITE Annual Meeting, 1994).
 
Economic Impacts of Improving General Aviation Airports
Read the article by Glen Weisbrod. Transportation Research Record No. 1274, 1990.