Scottish Government

Economic Impact of the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak in Scotland
FINAL REPORT
Report Commissioned by the Impact Assessment Group

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Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde, the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and the Arkleton Centre for Rural Development Research, University of Aberdeen

May 2003

CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Executive summary
Chapter 2: Introduction and Background
Chapter 3: The direct shocks associated with foot and mouth disease
Chapter 4: The impact on the Scottish economy
Chapter 5: The environmental and social impact on Scotland
Chapter 6: Limitations of the modelling approach
Chapter 7: References
Annex A: Foot and mouth area definitions
Annex B: The modelling framework
Annex C: Adjustments to the database
Annex D: Breakdown of different types of tourism by type and destination

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