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Whale Watching Worldwide - Report Released!
24 June 2009
Report commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and carried out by Economists at Large shows that, in 2008, more than 13 million people took part in whale watching around the world, generating US$2.1 billion in tourism expenditure.
A decade of whale watching - the global industry in 2008, new report by EcoLarge
22 April 2009
A report commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and undertaken by Economists at Large over the past year is nearing completion, and will be the most comprehensive review of global whale watching tourism since 2001.
Economists at Large - economists without borders
2 March 2009
Economists at Large are increasingly 'economists without borders', with consultants having been involved in projects in Indonesia and Laos. As well as this, for the current global whale watching project, EcoLarge has a team of economists working across four continents and speaking ten languages.
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Reports by Economists at Large
Public Investment and Infrastructure
Bastion Point Ocean Access Boat Ramp
June 2008 - Economist at Large has produced an Expert Witness Report for the Save Bastion Point group in Mallacoota. The report critiques the economic case for the development of an ocean access boat ramp at Bastion Point in Mallacoota.
Channel Deepening of Port Philip Bay
May 2008 - Below is our submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee inquiry into the business case for the Port Philip Bay channel deepening, and a recent article from the Financial Review quoting EcoLarge
- Submission to Parliamentary Standing Committee - Download Report (2Mb)
- EcoLarge/ACF critique of channel deepening - Download Summary Report (122kb)
- Download AFR article 2 June 2008 (73kb)
July 2007 - Economist at Large appeared as an Expert Witness for Blue Wedges at the Victorian panel hearing regarding the Port of Melbourne's channel deepening project. The following presentation was made critiquing the Port's economic assessment of the project.
Grand Prixtensions - The Economics of the Magic Pudding
1996 - Is the economic impact of the Grand Prix worth the public investment? A Critique of the Economic Impact Evaluation of 1996 Transurban Australian Grand Prix.
Whale Watching:
A number of reports have been undertaken for the International Fund for Animal Welfare valuing this tourism industry around the globe.
Whale Watching in the Kingdom of Tonga
Oct 2007 - Summary report presented to the Pacific Islands Forum.
June 2008 - Final report released in Tonga
- Tonga Whale Watching Report [English] - Download Report (278kb)
- Tonga Whale Watching Report [French] - Download Report (277kb)
Whale Watch Tourism in the Pacific Islands Region
April 2008 - Full report launched in New Zealand.
May 2006 - Below is the summary report presented at the 2006 International Whaling Commission meeting by the Australian Government, as well as a recent presentation of findings to the Coastal and Marine Tourism Congress, September 2007.
Humpback Whale Watching in the Pacific
May 2007 - A report co-authored by Economists at Large for the French Government and tabled at the 2007 International Whaling Commission meeting.
Whale Watching in New Zealand
May 2005 - A 2005 report analysing the size of the NZ industry.
Whale Watching in Australia
May 2004 - A 2004 assessment of the Australian industry.
Forestry:
National Parks Association of NSW - Red Gum forestry in NSW Riverina: Seeing the Value for the Trees (2008)
Tasmanian Round Table for Sustainable Industries Project
Aug 2007 - A Sustainable Future for Tasmania: Is the proposed pulp mill sustainable? An economic cost benefit study on Gunns' proposed Bell Bay Pulp Mill.