Informa's Service
Informa
Economics provides analysis of economic impacts on local, state, and
national levels.
Economic Impact Studies
Informa Economics
pairs its industry insight and market research with economic based
Input-Output models in order to provide clients with economic impact
estimates. Informa provides economic impact analysis to
assist clients in answering questions such as:
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How will a region
benefit from the construction or expansion of a new food
processing plant (e.g., Jobs, GDP, and Taxes)?
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How will an
investment in infrastructure benefit a particular industry and
the surrounding economic area?
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How many direct and
indirect jobs will be created from a new milling facility?
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What is the economic
impact of the U.S. sugar industry?
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What are the top ten
industries that benefit from expanding dairy production?
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Measurable Economic
Impacts |
Informa's Research
Strengths |
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The economic measures
commonly covered are calculated using IMPLAN, which is an economic
Input-Output model. This model traces inter-industry and
consumer transactions thereby providing a multiplier for estimating
economic impacts. Results can be classified as one time impacts,
which is the case from construction projects, or as ongoing from
continued operations.
The impacts are
estimated for:
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Jobs
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Labor Income
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Industry Sales
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National or Regional
GDP
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State Tax Revenue
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Federal Tax Revenue
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Crops |
Livestock |
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Dairy |
Poultry |
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Trade |
Energy |
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Renewable
Energy |
Feed
Ingredients |
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Rail &
Ocean Transportation |
Inland
Waterways |
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Farm Policy |
Agricultural
Infrastructure |
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Informa presents
economic impacts in three categories, which are:
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Direct economic
impacts are defined as those that are directly associated
with a change in economic activity.
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Indirect economic
impacts are the additional economic impacts that occur to
other industries and that can be linked to the industry that was
directly impacted.
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Induced economic
impacts are the economic activity associated with the
spending of labor income generated by direct and indirect
economic activities
Informa’s
Strengths
Informa maintains
extensive databases for agricultural crop and food production,
energy including renewables, transportation, and agricultural
infrastructure.
Informa understands
the economics of most sectors within the various agricultural
supply chains. This information is used to customize Input-Output
models to a specific question.
Informa is also aware
of the limitations of Input-Output models. Thus, after final
results are run in the model, Informa has the necessary insight to
interpret the results.
Examples of
Economic Impact Projects
Informa Economics has
developed a variety of economic impact reports for industry groups,
individual firms, and government agencies. Several of the
examples listed below are public information and have been
underlined. Clicking on the titles that are links will take you
away from this page to the actual report.
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Evaluating the
impacts to a state’s economy from changes in state tax rates and
also the impact to the agricultural sector
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Evaluating the
economic impact of the “Low Carbon Fuel Standard”
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Evaluating the economic impact of the Indiana Ethanol Industry
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Determining the
economic impact for U.S. renewable fuel standard scenarios
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Estimating the economic impact of GIPSA’s proposed rules
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Investigating the
impacts from the construction of a livestock processing facility
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Analyzing the US
farm bill and determining economic activity supported by of US
agriculture
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Determining the
economic impact of a canola crush facility
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Determining the
economic impact from an investment in the biomass renewable fuel
industry
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Evaluating the
economic impact of soybean exports
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Economic impact of
U.S. Biodiesel
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