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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 />

58 CULTURE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT - ISBN 92-64-00990-6 - © <strong>OECD</strong> 2005

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