Investment in Urban Heritage : Economic Impacts of Cultural Heritage Projects in FYR Macedonia and Georgia

Although World Bank projects in the cultural heritage field are subject to the usual assessments that are applied to any project implementation, little is known about the subsequent performance of these projects in the years post-completion. This s...

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Main Author: Throsby, David
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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GDP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16977383/investment-urban-heritage-economic-impacts-cultural-heritage-projects-fyr-macedonia-georgia
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topic ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES
ALTERNATIVE USE
ANALYTICAL METHODS
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
ARCHAEOLOGISTS
ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECTS
ARCHITECTURE
ARIMA
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BRIDGE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CHURCHES
CITIES
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION INSTITUTE
CONSERVATION PROGRAM
CONSUMERS
CONTINGENT VALUATION
COST ANALYSIS
CRAFT
CULTURAL ASSETS
CULTURAL CENTERS
CULTURAL CONSERVATION
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
CULTURAL GOODS
CULTURAL HERITAGE
CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION
CULTURAL HERITAGE INVESTMENTS
CULTURAL HERITAGE PROJECTS
CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES
CULTURAL IMPORTANCE
CULTURAL INDICATORS
CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
CULTURAL MONUMENTS
CULTURAL OBJECTIVES
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
CULTURAL PRODUCTION
CULTURAL PROJECTS
CULTURAL PROTECTION
CULTURAL RESOURCE
CULTURAL RESOURCES
CULTURAL SECTOR
CULTURAL SERVICES
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
CULTURAL SITE
CULTURAL SITES
CULTURAL SYSTEMS
CULTURAL VALUE
CULTURAL VALUES
CULTURAL WORKERS
CUSTOMS
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
DISCOUNT RATE
DOCUMENTATION
DOMESTIC TOURISTS
DOMESTIC VISITORS
ECONOMIC DIMENSION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION
ECONOMIC THEORY
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
ENTRY FEES
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
EXTERNALITY
FESTIVALS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FLOW OF CAPITAL
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN TOURISTS
GDP
GEOGRAPHY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GUEST HOUSES
HANDICRAFT PRODUCTS
HANDICRAFT SHOPS
HANDICRAFTS
HERITAGE
HERITAGE ASSETS
HERITAGE BUILDINGS
HERITAGE CITY
HERITAGE COMPONENTS
HERITAGE CONSERVATION
HERITAGE CONSERVATION WORK
HERITAGE EXPERTS
HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
HERITAGE PROJECT
HERITAGE SITE
HERITAGE VALUES
HISTORIC BUILDING
HISTORIC DISTRICTS
HISTORIC PROPERTIES
HISTORIC SITES
HISTORIC TOWN
HISTORIC TOWNS
HOSTELS
HOTELS
HOUSING
HOUSING MARKETS
IMPORTANT BUILDINGS
INFLATION RATES
INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT APPRAISAL
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
JEWELRY
LEARNING
LITERATURE
LOCAL TOURISM
MONUMENT
MONUMENTS
MOSQUES
MULTIPLIER EFFECTS
MULTIPLIERS
MUSEUM
MUSEUMS
NATIONAL ECONOMY
NATIONAL HERITAGE
NATIONAL OUTPUT
NATURAL CAPITAL
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NET VALUE
NON-BANK
OLD BUILDINGS
OLD TOWN
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
OVERNIGHT STAYS
PALACE
PERCEPTION
PERCEPTIONS
PERFORMING ARTS
PORTFOLIO
PRESERVATION
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY VALUES
PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC GOOD
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF RETURN
RELIGIOUS TEMPLES
RENOVATION
RESTAURANTS
RESTORATION
RESTORATION PROJECTS
RESTORATION WORK
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
RITUALS
SHRINES
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL VALUES
SOUVENIR SHOPS
STATEMENTS
STOCKS
STREETS
STREETSCAPES
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
TAX PAYMENTS
TOUR
TOURISM
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
TOURISM GROWTH
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
TOURISM PRODUCTS
TOURISM SECTORS
TOURIST NUMBERS
TOURISTS
TOURS
TRADITION
TRADITIONAL SKILLS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBANIZATION
USE VALUE
VALUATION
VALUE OF OUTPUT
WAGES
WOOD CARVING
WORKS OF ART
WORLD HERITAGE
WORLD HERITAGE SITES
spellingShingle ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES
ALTERNATIVE USE
ANALYTICAL METHODS
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
ARCHAEOLOGISTS
ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECTS
ARCHITECTURE
ARIMA
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BRIDGE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CHURCHES
CITIES
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION INSTITUTE
CONSERVATION PROGRAM
CONSUMERS
CONTINGENT VALUATION
COST ANALYSIS
CRAFT
CULTURAL ASSETS
CULTURAL CENTERS
CULTURAL CONSERVATION
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
CULTURAL GOODS
CULTURAL HERITAGE
CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION
CULTURAL HERITAGE INVESTMENTS
CULTURAL HERITAGE PROJECTS
CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES
CULTURAL IMPORTANCE
CULTURAL INDICATORS
CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
CULTURAL MONUMENTS
CULTURAL OBJECTIVES
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
CULTURAL PRODUCTION
CULTURAL PROJECTS
CULTURAL PROTECTION
CULTURAL RESOURCE
CULTURAL RESOURCES
CULTURAL SECTOR
CULTURAL SERVICES
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
CULTURAL SITE
CULTURAL SITES
CULTURAL SYSTEMS
CULTURAL VALUE
CULTURAL VALUES
CULTURAL WORKERS
CUSTOMS
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
DISCOUNT RATE
DOCUMENTATION
DOMESTIC TOURISTS
DOMESTIC VISITORS
ECONOMIC DIMENSION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION
ECONOMIC THEORY
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
ENTRY FEES
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
EXTERNALITY
FESTIVALS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FLOW OF CAPITAL
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN TOURISTS
GDP
GEOGRAPHY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GUEST HOUSES
HANDICRAFT PRODUCTS
HANDICRAFT SHOPS
HANDICRAFTS
HERITAGE
HERITAGE ASSETS
HERITAGE BUILDINGS
HERITAGE CITY
HERITAGE COMPONENTS
HERITAGE CONSERVATION
HERITAGE CONSERVATION WORK
HERITAGE EXPERTS
HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
HERITAGE PROJECT
HERITAGE SITE
HERITAGE VALUES
HISTORIC BUILDING
HISTORIC DISTRICTS
HISTORIC PROPERTIES
HISTORIC SITES
HISTORIC TOWN
HISTORIC TOWNS
HOSTELS
HOTELS
HOUSING
HOUSING MARKETS
IMPORTANT BUILDINGS
INFLATION RATES
INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT APPRAISAL
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
JEWELRY
LEARNING
LITERATURE
LOCAL TOURISM
MONUMENT
MONUMENTS
MOSQUES
MULTIPLIER EFFECTS
MULTIPLIERS
MUSEUM
MUSEUMS
NATIONAL ECONOMY
NATIONAL HERITAGE
NATIONAL OUTPUT
NATURAL CAPITAL
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NET VALUE
NON-BANK
OLD BUILDINGS
OLD TOWN
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
OVERNIGHT STAYS
PALACE
PERCEPTION
PERCEPTIONS
PERFORMING ARTS
PORTFOLIO
PRESERVATION
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY VALUES
PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC GOOD
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF RETURN
RELIGIOUS TEMPLES
RENOVATION
RESTAURANTS
RESTORATION
RESTORATION PROJECTS
RESTORATION WORK
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
RITUALS
SHRINES
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL VALUES
SOUVENIR SHOPS
STATEMENTS
STOCKS
STREETS
STREETSCAPES
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
TAX PAYMENTS
TOUR
TOURISM
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
TOURISM GROWTH
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
TOURISM PRODUCTS
TOURISM SECTORS
TOURIST NUMBERS
TOURISTS
TOURS
TRADITION
TRADITIONAL SKILLS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBANIZATION
USE VALUE
VALUATION
VALUE OF OUTPUT
WAGES
WOOD CARVING
WORKS OF ART
WORLD HERITAGE
WORLD HERITAGE SITES
Throsby, David
Investment in Urban Heritage : Economic Impacts of Cultural Heritage Projects in FYR Macedonia and Georgia
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
relation Urban development series;knowledge papers no. 16
description Although World Bank projects in the cultural heritage field are subject to the usual assessments that are applied to any project implementation, little is known about the subsequent performance of these projects in the years post-completion. This study was undertaken to provide some empirical evidence for the economic impacts of cultural heritage investment. Two case studies were chosen for this purpose, in the historic town centers of Skopje, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Tbilisi, Georgia, respectively. The economic principles those are important for the analysis of cultural heritage investment decisions make use of concepts such as scarcity, opportunity cost, and public preferences. The study confirms the positive impacts of the investments. In the Macedonian case, the project helped to stimulate an ongoing investment of US$2.5 million in the project site, the Skopje old bazaar. Tourist numbers increased compared to the control site in Prilep; between 2005 and 2010, daily tourist numbers in the Skopje Old Bazaar increased by 90 percent compared to a slight decline in Prelip. Employment also grew more rapidly in the target site than in the control area. This study leads to some lessons for the design of heritage projects and for the conduct of an ex post economic impact evaluation.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Throsby, David
author_facet Throsby, David
author_sort Throsby, David
title Investment in Urban Heritage : Economic Impacts of Cultural Heritage Projects in FYR Macedonia and Georgia
title_short Investment in Urban Heritage : Economic Impacts of Cultural Heritage Projects in FYR Macedonia and Georgia
title_full Investment in Urban Heritage : Economic Impacts of Cultural Heritage Projects in FYR Macedonia and Georgia
title_fullStr Investment in Urban Heritage : Economic Impacts of Cultural Heritage Projects in FYR Macedonia and Georgia
title_full_unstemmed Investment in Urban Heritage : Economic Impacts of Cultural Heritage Projects in FYR Macedonia and Georgia
title_sort investment in urban heritage : economic impacts of cultural heritage projects in fyr macedonia and georgia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16977383/investment-urban-heritage-economic-impacts-cultural-heritage-projects-fyr-macedonia-georgia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17386
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spelling okr-10986-173862021-04-23T14:03:36Z Investment in Urban Heritage : Economic Impacts of Cultural Heritage Projects in FYR Macedonia and Georgia Throsby, David ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES ALTERNATIVE USE ANALYTICAL METHODS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES ARCHITECT ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTURE ARIMA BASE YEAR BENCHMARK BRIDGE CAPACITY BUILDING CHURCHES CITIES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CONSERVATION CONSERVATION INSTITUTE CONSERVATION PROGRAM CONSUMERS CONTINGENT VALUATION COST ANALYSIS CRAFT CULTURAL ASSETS CULTURAL CENTERS CULTURAL CONSERVATION CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CULTURAL GOODS CULTURAL HERITAGE CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION CULTURAL HERITAGE INVESTMENTS CULTURAL HERITAGE PROJECTS CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES CULTURAL IMPORTANCE CULTURAL INDICATORS CULTURAL INDUSTRIES CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS CULTURAL LANDSCAPES CULTURAL MONUMENTS CULTURAL OBJECTIVES CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS CULTURAL PRODUCTION CULTURAL PROJECTS CULTURAL PROTECTION CULTURAL RESOURCE CULTURAL RESOURCES CULTURAL SECTOR CULTURAL SERVICES CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE CULTURAL SITE CULTURAL SITES CULTURAL SYSTEMS CULTURAL VALUE CULTURAL VALUES CULTURAL WORKERS CUSTOMS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DISCOUNT RATE DOCUMENTATION DOMESTIC TOURISTS DOMESTIC VISITORS ECONOMIC DIMENSION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMICS ECONOMICS RESEARCH ENTRY FEES EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTERNALITY FESTIVALS FINANCIAL CRISIS FLOW OF CAPITAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN TOURISTS GDP GEOGRAPHY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GUEST HOUSES HANDICRAFT PRODUCTS HANDICRAFT SHOPS HANDICRAFTS HERITAGE HERITAGE ASSETS HERITAGE BUILDINGS HERITAGE CITY HERITAGE COMPONENTS HERITAGE CONSERVATION HERITAGE CONSERVATION WORK HERITAGE EXPERTS HERITAGE MANAGEMENT HERITAGE PRESERVATION HERITAGE PROJECT HERITAGE SITE HERITAGE VALUES HISTORIC BUILDING HISTORIC DISTRICTS HISTORIC PROPERTIES HISTORIC SITES HISTORIC TOWN HISTORIC TOWNS HOSTELS HOTELS HOUSING HOUSING MARKETS IMPORTANT BUILDINGS INFLATION RATES INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS INVENTORY INVESTMENT APPRAISAL INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT PROGRAM INVESTMENT PROJECTS JEWELRY LEARNING LITERATURE LOCAL TOURISM MONUMENT MONUMENTS MOSQUES MULTIPLIER EFFECTS MULTIPLIERS MUSEUM MUSEUMS NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL HERITAGE NATIONAL OUTPUT NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL RESOURCES NET VALUE NON-BANK OLD BUILDINGS OLD TOWN OPPORTUNITY COST OPPORTUNITY COSTS OVERNIGHT STAYS PALACE PERCEPTION PERCEPTIONS PERFORMING ARTS PORTFOLIO PRESERVATION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTORS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROFITABILITY PROPERTY VALUES PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOOD RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN RELIGIOUS TEMPLES RENOVATION RESTAURANTS RESTORATION RESTORATION PROJECTS RESTORATION WORK RETURN ON INVESTMENT RITUALS SHRINES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL VALUES SOUVENIR SHOPS STATEMENTS STOCKS STREETS STREETSCAPES SUSTAINABLE CITIES TAX PAYMENTS TOUR TOURISM TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM GROWTH TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM MANAGEMENT TOURISM PRODUCTS TOURISM SECTORS TOURIST NUMBERS TOURISTS TOURS TRADITION TRADITIONAL SKILLS UNEMPLOYMENT UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBANIZATION USE VALUE VALUATION VALUE OF OUTPUT WAGES WOOD CARVING WORKS OF ART WORLD HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE SITES Although World Bank projects in the cultural heritage field are subject to the usual assessments that are applied to any project implementation, little is known about the subsequent performance of these projects in the years post-completion. This study was undertaken to provide some empirical evidence for the economic impacts of cultural heritage investment. Two case studies were chosen for this purpose, in the historic town centers of Skopje, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Tbilisi, Georgia, respectively. The economic principles those are important for the analysis of cultural heritage investment decisions make use of concepts such as scarcity, opportunity cost, and public preferences. The study confirms the positive impacts of the investments. In the Macedonian case, the project helped to stimulate an ongoing investment of US$2.5 million in the project site, the Skopje old bazaar. Tourist numbers increased compared to the control site in Prilep; between 2005 and 2010, daily tourist numbers in the Skopje Old Bazaar increased by 90 percent compared to a slight decline in Prelip. Employment also grew more rapidly in the target site than in the control area. This study leads to some lessons for the design of heritage projects and for the conduct of an ex post economic impact evaluation. 2014-03-25T22:19:06Z 2014-03-25T22:19:06Z 2012-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16977383/investment-urban-heritage-economic-impacts-cultural-heritage-projects-fyr-macedonia-georgia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17386 English en_US Urban development series;knowledge papers no. 16 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia