| We are very proud that Martin
Associates’ economic impact methodology has received
a very high level of review and scrutiny to ascertain
its defensibility. Because of the level of policy
decisions in which our models have been involved, the
U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the U.S.
Council of Economic Advisors have reviewed our
economic impact methodology. In the last two years our
seaport impact models have been used in numerous
national and international policy decisions including:
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| West Coast Ports |
- Martin Associates conducted an
assessment of the economic impact of containerized
cargo at West Coast Ports for the Pacific Maritime
Association. The models developed for
Seattle
,
Tacoma
,
Portland
,
Oakland
,
Los Angeles
,
and
Long Beach
were then used in a detailed analysis of the
potential impacts of a work slowdown or strike by
the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).
The results of the analysis were used by
the Governor of California, the Council of
Economic Advisors and the White House to evaluate
the impact on the national economy and to
formulate a plan to resume normal working
practices.
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| Maritime
Transportation System
|
- Martin Associates completed an
evaluation of the economic impacts created by the
nation’s coastal ports, inland waterways, cruise
industry, commercial fishing, passenger ferry
service, and recreational boating.
The report was prepared as an issues paper
on behalf of the National Advisory Council and was
submitted to Vice President Cheney.
The issues paper shows the economic
benefits of the Marine Transportation System, and
identifies key investment needs for both coastal
ports and inland river ports that will be needed
over the next presidential term.
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| Section 201 Steel Import Quota |
- Martin Associates completed
the economic impact assessment of steel import
restrictions as part of the maritime industry’s
response to the Section 201 steel import hearings.
The results of the study were presented before the
International Trade Commission, and the report
served as the key document describing the
importance of the steel imports on the United
States Marine Transportation System.
The report was presented to the Council of
Economic Advisors and President Bush.
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| 2002
West Coast
Port
Shutdown |
- Our impact analysis of the
West Coast port shutdown in September 2002 was a
key input into the decision by President Bush to
enact the Taft-Hartley act. The Council of
Economic Advisors and the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve reviewed Martin Associates’
impact model methodology. Martin Associates
measured the actual economic impacts of the port
closure on all aspects of the logistics supply
chain.
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| Impact of Terminal Technology |
- Martin Associates has developed container
terminal-specific models for the Pacific Maritime
Association to assess the economic impacts of West
Coast container operations.
The models are terminal specific which
allows the PMA to assess future ILWU labor demands
based on forecasts developed by Martin Associates
for each terminal, to assess the impacts of
grounded vs. stacked operations at each terminal,
and to assess the impacts of work slowdowns and
port shutdowns
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| 12 Leading Airports in the
United
States
|
- A
group of 12 of the leading
United States
airports used Martin Associates’ airport
impact studies results to lobby for relaxed
international flight rankings.
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