This article compares ninety different multiplier estimates derived from non-survey Input–Output (IO) tables with those derived from a novel survey approach. It finds that, on average, the estimates are surprisingly similar, indicating that the survey-based approach may be a...

Stoeckl N. (2007) Using surveys of business expenditure to draw inferences about the size of regional multipliers: a case-study of tourism in Northern Australia, Regional Studies 41, 917-931. Using data from 429 different tourism enterprises operating in 47 different postcodes across Northern...