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2. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT BASED ON ATTRACTING VISITORS AND TOURISTS<br />
study is still the one done some time ago by John Myerscough (Myerscough, 1988).<br />
Analysing several local territories in the United Kingdom, he cross-referenced three<br />
sources: reports from artistic activity surveys, reports from tourism surveys, <strong>and</strong><br />
consumption studies. He established an average value for the multiplier of around<br />
1.4, a value that has since been used as the benchmark for most studies. But this value<br />
changed with:<br />
• The territory’s population density: the higher the density, the higher the<br />
multiplier, explained by the fact that the dem<strong>and</strong> for services can be more readily<br />
satisfied by local supply.<br />
• Territorial size: the larger the territory, the higher the multiplier, because leaks<br />
become relatively less important.<br />
• The nature of activities: the higher the production share of local employment,<br />
the higher will be the indirect <strong>and</strong> induced effects, <strong>and</strong> hence the multipliers<br />
for museums will be greater compared to those for theatres (see Table 2.2).<br />
Table 2.2. Value of tourism multipliers at the local level<br />
MUSEUM<br />
THEATRE<br />
High population density 1.42 1.40<br />
Medium population density 1.28 1.26<br />
Low population density 1.26 1.23<br />
Source: Based on Myerscough, J. (1988), The Economic Importance of Arts in Britain, London: Policies Study Institute,<br />
p. 88 ff<br />
The ad-hoc multiplier<br />
The ad hoc multiplier attempts to specify the previous data using possible<br />
behavioural differences between tourists within the territory (See Annex 1.2).<br />
The input-output multiplier<br />
This multiplier analyses the territorial development effects of cultural spending<br />
using relational techniques that associate different sources of production in the<br />
territory, thus bringing great accuracy to the conclusions (Fletcher, 1989). The main<br />
difficulty in using this multiplier is to distinguish clearly between initial expenditure<br />
effects that will be felt in the territory <strong>and</strong> those that will be felt outside the territory,<br />
which requires a detailed analysis of the expenditure flow sector by sector.<br />
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