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Abstract
Mescon,
Timothy S. and George
S. Vozikis. "The
economic impact of tourism at the port of Miami," Annals
of Tourism Research, 1985, 12:4, 515-528
The total
disaggregated
economic impact
that cruise industry tourism has on Dade County is
examined in economic terms using a regional input-output model
developed by
the Regional
Science Research Institute. The analysis indicates that cruise industry
tourism
at the Port of Miami had a total economic impact on Dade County of $546
million in 1982. The total direct, indirect and induced number of jobs
generated by the cruise industry and cruise passengers is 21,627. Wages
totalling $271 million were paid in 1982 in Dade County as a
result of the total impact of the cruise industry. Finally, the model
revealed that
cruise
industry tourism contributed $264 million to the county's Gross
Regional
Product in 1982.
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