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Alaska Review of Social and Economic Conditions: Better TImes in Alaska
Alexandra Hill, Linda Leask, and Matthew D. Berman
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The Economic Impact of Amateur Sports in Alaska
Pershing Hill and Noble Sean
Amateur sports events and competitions can generate significant net economic benefits for host economies. The major impact of amateur sports on the local and regional economy is an increase in the amenity values enjoyed by the citizenry. Amateur sports provide a wider variety of experiences for the population; sports programs and competitions improve the quality of life. In addition to the amenity value increases, being the venue for amateur sports competitions brings additional spending into the local economy. For instance, it is estimated that the Great Alaska Shootout could be responsible for as much as $300,000 of additional spending into the Anchorage economy. This additional spending is added to the income of the local economy and generates subsequent levels of spending. Based on assumptions about the number of visitors and the additional spending that takes place as a result of these competitions and the value of the multiplier process it is possible to estimate their net economic on the economy. This report concludes that there are a number of ways that the public sector could support local organizations and the economic benefits that arise from amateur sports events and competitions.
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Electric Load Forecast for Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Petersburg, and Wrangell, 1990-2010
Teresa Hull, Scott Goldsmith, and Steve Colt
The study area is composed of the Alaskan communities of Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Petersburg, and Wrangell. In this report we call the area Lower Southeast Alaska (LSE). Like that of Southeast Alaska as a whole, the LSE economy is built on timber (logging, lumber, and pulp), fishing, and tourism. Hard rock mining is an emerging but still relatively unimportant basic sector. Although the region has felt the positive effects of the statewide oil boom through increased construction of public buildings and government employment at all levels, it is far less reliant on the petroleum industry than is the rest of the state. Instead, the people of Southeast Alaska are heavily exposed to swings in the world market prices of wood and fish products. The tourism industry has been growing steadily. This report provides information and scenarios for projections of electricity usage for these communities.
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Subsistence Use of Renewable Resources by Rural Residents of Southeast Alaska
Jack Kruse and Robert Muth
The Tongass Resource Use Cooperative Survey consists of 1,465 interviews conducted in 30 southeast Alaska communities between October 1, 1987, andMarch 13, 1988. The study was directed by the Institute of Social and Economic Research of the University of Alaska Anchorage. All permanent communities, with the exception of Juneau and Ketchikan, were included in the study. The purpose of this report is to describe the extent of harvest and distribution of renewable natural resources by rural southeast Alaska residents. Eighty-five percent of all households surveyed harvest one or more species of fish, wildlife, or plants. Such resources include deer, salmon, halibut, and other(non-salmon) fin fish, crab, shrimp, clams, other invertebrates, ducks, bear, harbor seal, berries, firewood, and other resources. Forty-one percent of all households report that at least 25 percent of the meat and fish they eat comes from resources harvested by members of their own households or is given to them by family or friends.
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Subsistence Use of Renewable Resources By Rural Residents of Southeast Alaska
John A. Kruse and Robert M. Muth
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Alaska Economy: An Overview
Eric Larson
Understanding the composition of the Alaska economy is important for research, policy analysis, and project assessment. This report provides a fundamental description of the Alaska economy using basic economic principles and measures of economic activity. Measurements such as employment, income, wages, and output serve as the basis for this analysis. When used together, these measures provide a more complete view of the economy than any single economic measure. Section I of this report describes the Alaska economy as a whole by identifying the most important dimensions of economic activity, introducing the measures used to observe this activity, and describing the major changes in these measures over the past twenty years. Section II analyzes the structure of the Alaska economy by breaking the economy into its major components and describing the contribution of each sector.
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Alaska's Potential Tax Revenues
Linda Leask, Matthew Berman, Lee Gorsuch, Scott Goldsmith, and Teresa Hull
This paper analyzes potential revenues for Alaskan governments, and is a complement to the spending analysis in Fiscal Policy Paper #2. To estimate potential revenues, we need a standard against which to measure Alaska tax efforts. We use national average tax rates; we examine how much tax Alaska's state and local governments currently collect, and estimate how much different tax collections would be if tax rates were at national averages. We look separately at taxes paid by individuals and businesses and by resource industries.
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North Slope Subsistence Study Wainwright, 1988 and 1989
Stephen Braund, David Burnham, Eric Loring, Lisa Moorehead, Timothy P. Holmes, Eve Witten, and John A. Kruse
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