Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage Equality in Minnesota
Extending marriage rights to same-sex couples in Minnesota would bring an estimated $42 million to the state and local economy. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,207 same-sex couples live in Minnesota. Total state and local tax revenue would rise by $3 million, including an estimated $128,000 in local taxes. As seen in Iowa, same-sex couples from neighboring states that do not allow same-sex couples to marry may travel to Minnesota and generate additional spending on wedding and tourism-related goods and services.
The Economic Impact of Expenditures By Travelers On Minnesota’s Northcentral/West Region and The Profile of Travelers June 2005 – May 2006
Davidson‐Peterson Associates was hired to conduct a year‐long study which was a joint project with Explore Minnesota Tourism, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center* and the Minnesota Arrowhead, Minnesota Heartland and Southern Minnesota Tourism associations and the Metro Tourism Committee. Davidson‐Peterson Associates was commissioned to conduct a “bottom‐up” analysis of traveler expenditures in Minnesota and their impact on the economy of the state during the period June 2005 through May 2006. (See Appendix A, Sections A through C for details on the “bottom‐up” approach.)
Solidarity. Reflections on an Emerging Concept in Bioethics. Summary
1. References to solidarity are currently on the increase in public discourse. In the UK and beyond, during economic crises and in a political climate where many feel that mutual assistance has lost currency, calls for a new and forceful emphasis on the meaning of solidarity are increasingly heard. Such appeals to solidarity are inevitably linked to ideas about how societies function, and about how and where the boundary between individual, familial, communal and societal spheres of responsibilities should be drawn.