PART 3 – SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT STUDIES OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT VENUES

Posted on June 1, 2015 by DANTH

Parts 1 And 2 Can Be Found At:

https://www.ndavidmilder.com/2015/03/some-thoughts-about-studies-of-the-economic-impacts-of-downtown-entertainment-venues-part-1

https://www.ndavidmilder.com/2015/04/part-2-some-thoughts-about-studies-of-the-economic-impacts-of-downtown-entertainment-venues

The numbering of tables, figures and endnotes continues from Part 2.

Introduction

Whereas studies of the economic impacts of formal entertainment venues typically use input-output models to follow the effects of a venue’s expenditures and the relevant spending of its audiences, impact analyses of informal entertainment venues are far less enamored of this research strategy (18). Perhaps this is because they — being entities such as a park, public space, restaurant, bar, etc. …

Part 2: SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT STUDIES OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT VENUES

Posted on April 3, 2015 by DANTH

An Assessment, From a Downtown Perspective, of Economic Impact Studies Done on Downtown Arts Venues That Use I-O Economic Models (Multipliers) cont’d.

The Critical Geographic Problem. Downtowns, even in NYC, Chicago or L.A., are geographically far smaller than counties. Consequently, there is an inherent mismatch between the geographic area the I-O model impact studies utilize and the one downtowners are most concerned about. Furthermore, the nature of the available data needed to construct these models precludes their being built for …

SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT STUDIES OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT VENUES Part 1

Posted on March 31, 2015 by DANTH

Introduction

While downtown leaders could benefit greatly from impact studies done on the entertainment venues located in their districts, they will find that far too many either geographically do not provide downtown relevant information, employ questionable research techniques and/or fail to look at key downtown-related impact variables. Much of this is because they too often lack a downtown perspective, one that is based on how a successful downtown works and that responds to the reasons so many downtown leaders and EDOs …

Downtown Restaurants: the Cornerstones for Strong Entertainment and Hospitality Niches and a Vibrant Central Social District

Posted on February 4, 2015 by DANTH

Posted by N. David Milder

Why Restaurants Can Be So Important for Downtowns

1. They Can Strongly Respond to Very Basic Human Needs. At the most fundamental level, downtown restaurants can be powerful because they can help fill many of the most basic needs of downtown users. Most obvious is the need for food when people are away from home. Those likely to have such a need include downtown visitors from near and far, those who work in the downtown …

Three Informal Entertainment Venues in Smaller Communities: Bryant Park Series, Article 4

Posted on December 14, 2014 by DANTH

Posted by N. David Milder

Introduction

Over the last few years, my thinking has increasingly focused on how, under the new normal for our downtowns, it is increasingly important to strengthen the central social district functions of all downtowns and the challenges faced by downtown revitalization efforts in smaller communities. Strong entertainment niches, which can have formal and informal components, help assure the vitality of central social districts. So far in this series of articles on informal entertainment venues, the focus has …

N. David Milder at DANTH, Inc.

Downtown Revitalization Specialist

The Downtown Curmudgeon

PART 3 – SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT STUDIES OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT VENUES

Part 2: SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT STUDIES OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT VENUES