The primary objective of this study was to estimate the impact
that an increase in recreational expenditures, resulting from water
quality improvements of Klamath Lake, would have upon the Klamath
County economy. As the sales of the economy expand to serve the
needs of the recreationists, real benefits will be forthcoming to the
businesses and households of the county in the forms of more business
and higher incomes.
To estimate the total impact of the increased volume of
recreational expenditures that may be made in the economy, the
economic relationships of the local economy had to be determined.
Primary data were collected from business firms in the county to
construct an input-output model of the county's economy.
The level of recreational expenditures that would be made in the
county as the water quality of the lake improved were estimated.
This was done for two different stages of water quality improvement.
The estimated levels of recreational expenditures were then analyzed
within the input-output framework to estimate the total increase in the
sales of the economy and to estimate the increase in income of
households in the county. / Graduation date: 1971
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/26522 |
| Date | 16 June 1970 |
| Creators | Reiling, Stephen D. |
| Contributors | Stoevener, Herbert H. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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