Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason Recent documents in Stephen Mason en-us Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:56:30 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/20 http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/20 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:56:26 PDT Simon J. Wilde http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/19 http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/19 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:56:25 PDT This paper examines the economic impact of the Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) on the Coffs Coast region. The region has been defined to consist of the local government areas of Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Nambucca. Tim Sutton http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/18 http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/18 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:56:24 PDT D Bruce Armstrong http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/15 http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/15 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:52:03 PDT This paper examines the economic impact of the Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) on the Coffs Coast region of New South Wales (NSW). CHEC is an educational campus which combines offerings from three partners. These are Southern Cross University, Technical and Further Education (TAFE) NSW and a Senior College for secondary years eleven and twelve. The estimation of CHEC's economic impact on the region is based on the use of a regional input-output matrix which models the industry sectors of the region and the way in which these sectors interact to form the whole regional economy. This approach allows a logical and supportable method of determining the contribution of CHEC's operations to the region's economy. The Coffs Harbour Education Campus is found to be an important economic driver within the region. The CHEC facility offers the Coffs Coast region, and particularly the community's younger members, educational and career-development opportunities which may not otherwise be readily available. However, as this paper demonstrates, CHEC offers more to the region than the opportunity for educational development. It is a significant employer in its own right and, via the economic activity which it generates, a substantial current contributor to the region's household income and value of output. Don Fuller http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/16 http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/16 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:52:03 PDT Don Fuller http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/14 http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/14 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:52:02 PDT The study developed links between regional input-output analysis and the current research methodology utilised. In addition, this paper introduced and examined, two general regional growth strategies - industrial specialisation and industrial diversification. The study empirically investigated these strategies within the Coffs Coast region, utilising the Regional Economic Modelling and Planning System (REMPLAN). Utilising the input-output methodology linked with REMPLAN, the study examined the employment, income, and value added impacts of the two regional growth strategies from exogenous increases in demand on the Coffs Coast regional economy. The exogenous increases in demand were strictly from a hypothetical view. The findings of this research revealed that the Coffs Coast region is an already specialist regional economy - with specific focus on the retail industry which was found to be the largest industry employer within the region. In addition, the findings revealed that the industrial specialisation strategy provided the greatest industry employment, income, and value added impact to the Coffs Coast region compared to the industrial diversification strategy. Jesse Stanton http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/11 http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/11 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:52:00 PDT This paper examines the economic impact of the Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) on the Coffs Coast region of New South Wales (NSW). CHEC is an educational campus which combines offerings from three partners. These are Southern Cross University, Technical and Further Education (TAFE) NSW and a Senior College for secondary years eleven and twelve. The estimation of CHEC's economic impact on the region is based on the use of a regional input-output matrix which models the industry sectors of the region and the way in which these sectors interact to form the whole regional economy. This approach allows a logical and supportable method of determining the contribution of CHEC's operations to the region's economy. The Coffs Harbour Education Campus is found to be an important economic driver within the region. The CHEC facility offers the Coffs Coast region, and particularly the community's younger members, educational and career-development opportunities which may not otherwise be readily available. However, as this paper demonstrates, CHEC offers more to the region than the opportunity for educational development. It is a significant employer in its own right and, via the economic activity which it generates, a substantial current contributor to the region's household income and value of output. Don Fuller http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/17 http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/17 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:51:46 PDT It is important to better understand the main drivers affecting the choice and later evaluation of a tourism destination by consumers. The experience usually involves the consumption of both products and services requiring a relatively high level of expenditure. More recently, studies have begun to investigate satisfaction levels relating to the quality of particular experiences by tourists visiting a destination. Within this context, the case study presented in this paper aims to investigate the motivation, behaviour and satisfaction levels of tourists to the Coffs Coast Tourism Region, located on the East Coast of Australia, within the State of New South Wales. The findings presented here should assist the development of strategies by planners aimed at better recognising and responding to changing demand patterns among potential visitors to important tourism regions such as that represented by the Coffs Coast Tourism Region. Don Fuller http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/9 http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mason/9 Tue, 26 May 2009 23:09:12 PDT It is important to better understand the main drivers affecting the choice and later evaluation of a tourism destination by consumers. The experience usually involves the consumption of both products and services requiring a relatively high level of expenditure. More recently, studies have begun to investigate satisfaction levels relating to the quality of particular experiences by tourists visiting a destination. Within this context, the case study presented in this paper aims to investigate the motivation, behaviour and satisfaction levels of tourists to the Coffs Coast Tourism Region, located on the East Coast of Australia, within the State of New South Wales. The findings presented here should assist the development of strategies by planners aimed at better recognising and responding to changing demand patterns among potential visitors to important tourism regions such as that represented by the Coffs Coast Tourism Region. Don Fuller