The Economic Impact of the University of Virginia: How a Major Research University Affects the Local and State Economies
by John L. Knapp and William M. Shobe
86 pp.
June 2007

This study examines the economic impact of the University of Virginia on both the local and state economies. It includes statistics and an analysis of the impact on the local Charlottesville-Albemarle area, and a chapter describing the economic value of research institutions like the University to the local and state economies.

The complete study is available as a pdf on the web.

The Virginia Horse Center's Economic Impact in 2004 (an Update of the 2001 Study)
by John L. Knapp
17 pp.
(January 2005)

This study updates the original study of the economic impact of the Virginia Horse Center on both the Lexington-Rockbridge area and the Commonwealth, extending the analysis into 2004. and it includes such measures as direct and total output, number of jobs created, state and local tax impact, and the significance of out-of-state participants.

The update is available on the web.

Monticello's Economic Impact On The Charlottesville-Albemarle Area
by John L. Knapp, Ph.D and Catherine E. Barchers
35 pp.
(December 2001) $12.50

The study, the first detailed assessment of the dollar magnitude of Monticello's impact, was conducted for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates the only American house on the United Nations World Heritage list. It is also available on the web as a full study, a four-page summary, and a PowerPoint presentation. To order a text copy, visit our ordering information page.

The Virginia Horse Center's Economic Impact
by John L. Knapp and Catherine E. Barchers
34 pp.
(July 2001)

This study examines the economic impact of the Center on both the Lexington-Rockbridge area and the Commonwealth, and it includes such measures as direct and total output, number of jobs created, state and local tax impact, and the significance of out-of-state participants.

To request a single printed copy please send a self-addressed stamped letter-size manila envelope with $1.26 in postage to:
Virginia Horse Center
P.O. Box 1051
Lexington, VA 24450

To request multiple copies, please call the Virginia Horse Center at (540) 463-2194.

The complete study and a PowerPoint presentation are also available on the web.