Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2-2012
Keywords
Dry county, wet county, economic benefits, Benton County, Arkansas, retail alcohol
Abstract
Converting from a dry county to a wet county would have a number of tangible and intangible economic benefits for Benton County. Legal retail alcohol sales are a signal of a contemporary economic development environment. Quantifying the value of that perception is quite difficult, but it is entirely possible to estimate sales effects and tax implications of becoming a wet county for the residents of Benton County. A study was conducted by the Center for Business and Economic Research to assess the magnitude of those economic effects. Data from 2010 were used because of completeness, but the sizes of the economic benefits are likely to be similar in 2013.
Citation
Deck, K. A., & Riiman, V. (2012). Economic Impact of Legalizing Retail Alcohol Sales in Benton County. Publications and Presentations. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cberpub/17
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