Project

Economic Impact of German Trade Fairs

Client: Messeverband AUMA e.V.
Project period: August 2017 - July 2019
Research Areas:
ifo Center for Industrial Organization and New Technologies
Project team: Horst Penzkofer

Tasks

The task of this study is to calculate the direct and indirect economic impact of the German trade fairs.

Methods

By using input-output tables, the direct and indirect production and income effects as well as the resulting tax revenue are calculated.

Data Sources

Based on surveys (selected German trade fairs) the total volume of visitors and exhibitors for a typical trade fair year are determined.

Publication

Publication as an article in the periodical “ifo Schnelldienst” is planned.