• Presenter: Dr. Brian Jackson

• Topic: How to Measure Economic Impact

• Program Description: Learn the fundamental theory behind economic impact analyses and demonstrate common approaches to measuring the economic impacts of private sector events on a local economy. 

• Format: Online Live Group

• CPE Credit: 1 hour

• Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge 

• Program Knowledge Level: Basic

• Prerequisites: None

• Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the Leontief Input-Output Analysis
  • Describe the difference between direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts of an events
  • Know about standard approaches to measuring the effect of an event on business revenue, profits, personal income, and jobs on a local economy
  • Describe common input/output modeling programs such as IMPLAN and RIMS-II used in economic impact analysis
    
  • Describe computable general equilibrium approaches to economic impact analysis
    
    

• Speaker Bio: Brian Jackson, Ph.D. is an associate professor of accounting and economics at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma where he has served university students since 2008. Prior to joining the NSU faculty, Brian worked as a scientist for the U.S. Government/Central Intelligence Agency and taught mathematics, finance, economics, and accounting at several colleges and universities in Oklahoma and Texas. He earned a B.S. in mathematics and chemistry from Northeastern State University in 1982, an M.S. in mathematics from the University of Oklahoma in 1984, a Ph.D. in economics from Oklahoma State University in 2005, a post-doctoral certificate in accounting from the Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida, and a graduate certificate in corporate finance from the Harvard University Extension School. He has authored or coauthored articles in the Journal of Economics Education and other economics journals. Previously, as the managing member of Three Rivers Analytics LLC, Brian performed several economic impact studies for various municipalities and development associations across the state of Oklahoma. Brian and his wife Shirley live in Muskogee, teach Sunday School in their church, and together have four children and twelve grandchildren. 

• Refund Policy: Full refund by original method of payment if cancellation received by 4pm on the Monday preceding the event.

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