Economic Ripple Impacts on Marine Leisure Activity Using Multiregional Input-Output Model

The purposes of this study are twofold: to estimate the economic ripple effects on marine leisure activities in Busan and outside Busan regions and to get recommendation for further study to get more accurate result about economic ripple effect. To achieve them, multiregional input-output model was applied. The author find that overall production inducing effect of 1,012 billion won was generated in total with value added inducing effect of 554 billion won. In employment inducing effect, 13,066 jobs are created nationwide. Among them 10,105 jobs are founded to be generated in Busan region occupying 77.34% while job of 22.66% was induced in other regions. The study shows that economic ripple effect of marine leisure activities influences Busan region as well as other regions in economy.