Scottish Government

Annex 5 Economic Impact Report (Employment Research Institute)

The Economic Impact of Adult Entertainment

Professor Ronald W. McQuaid, Malcolm Greig, Vanessa Fuertes
Employment Research Institute, Napier University, Edinburgh
December 2005

Contents

Acknowledgements

Executive summary

1. Introduction
Definition
Methodology
Outline of the report

2. Literature on adult entertainment outside Scotland
Overview of the AE industry in the UK
Benefits of the industry
Secondary effects or 'negative externalities' of the industry
Adult entertainment industry location - evidence from elsewhere
Concentration
Laddering

3. Location of the industry in Scotland
Current AE establishments in Scotland
Aberdeen
Dundee
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Location and deprivation

4. Economic impacts associated with the industry
The AE industry in scotland
Quantitative impacts
The stag / hen industry
Business tourism

5. Economic pros and cons of the industry
Positive impacts
Negative impacts
Property values
How to increase the positive impact of the industry

6. Estimate the economic impact of zoning, dispersing or closing down AE sites
Dispersing
Zoning
Closing down the AE industry

7. Impact of the above policies on the 'black economy' and other sections of the economy.
Extent of the 'black economy'
Possible effect of policies

8. Conclusions

Appendix 1: A brief review of business location theory
Appendix 2: Maps of cities
Appendix 3: Datazones used in deprivation analysis
Appendix 4: Property price methodology
Appendix 5: Bibliography
Appendix 6: Interview framework face-to-face questionnaires