Barry Thomas

Biographic Data

ID3714408
NAMEBarry Thomas
GIVEN NAMESBarry
FAMILY NAMEThomas
SIGNATURETHOMAS B
AFFILIATIONSDurham University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS14
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1978
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
H-INDEX2

  • The demand for local authority museums

    Adrian C Darnell, Adrian Darnell et al.ARTICLELocal Government Studies1998Cited by: 2References: 2

    Local authority museums have experienced a rapidly changing competitive environment. Shifts in cultural policy at national and local level have led to more emphasis on plural funding, customer orientation and management for efficiency and effectiveness. This paper shows how knowledge of visitor demand can be of value in facing this challenge. The estimated demand equation is shown to yield useful information and insights on some key management is…

  • Modeling and forecasting demand in tourism

    Open AccessBarry ThomasARTICLETourism Management1993

  • Tourism, Museums and the Local Economy

    Peter Johnson, Barry ThomasBOOKTourism, Museums and the Local…1992

    This important book – based on new and original research – examines the economic impact, measured in employment terms, of the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish. The authors provide a detailed assessment of the direct, indirect and induced employment generated by the museum. The assessment of the museum’s employment impact is placed firmly within the context of its historical development and of the region’s tourism activity

  • Beamish museum — modelling visitor flows

    Open AccessAdrian C Darnell, Adrian Darnell et al.ARTICLETourism Management1990Cited by: 3References: 8

  • Measuring the Local Employment Impact of a Tourist Attraction

    Peter Johnson, Barry ThomasARTICLERegional Studies1990Cited by: 8

    JOHNSON P. and THOMAS B. (1990) Measuring the local employment impact of a tourist attraction: an empirical study, Reg. Studies 24, 395–403. A framework for estimating the local employment impact of a major tourist attraction in the North of England is presented. Direct employment occurs inside and outside the attraction as a result of final expenditure. The problem of identifying only that expenditure which is attributable to the attraction is c…

  • The development of beamish

    Peter Johnson, Barry ThomasARTICLEMuseum Management and Curatorship1990

    It is the purpose of this paper to trace and assess the development of Beamish from its beginnings to the late 1980s. Section I provides a brief outline of the Museum's history. Section II gives a preliminary assessment of the Museum; it identifies factors that have played a key role in the development of the Museum and assesses the latter's success on various criteria. Section III concludes the study, and suggests some tentative generalizations …

  • The Economics of Labour

    John T Addison, John Creedy et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1984

  • The Youth Labor Market Problem

    Barry ThomasREVIEWThe Economic Journal1983

    Journal Article The Youth Labor Market Problem: Its Nature, Causes, and Consequences Get access The Youth Labor Market Problem: Its Nature, Causes, and Consequences. By Richard B. FREEMAN and DAVID A. WISE. (Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, for National Bureau of Economic Research, 1982. Pp. i x + 555-) Barry Thomas Barry Thomas University of Durham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economi…

  • Labour Shortage and Economic Analysis. A Study of Occupational Labour Markets

    Stanley Siebert, Barry Thomas et al.ARTICLEEconomica1979

  • Labour Shortage and Economic Analysis

    Walter H Franke, Barry Thomas et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1979

  • Labour Shortage and Economic Analysis. A Study of Occupational Labour Markets

    C V Brown, Barry Thomas et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal1978Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Labour Shortage and Economic Analysis. A Study of Occupational Labour Markets Get access Labour Shortage and Economic Analysis. A Study of Occupational Labour Markets. By Barry Thomas and David Deaton. (Oxford: Basil Blackwell 1977. Pp. xvi + 264. £12.00.) C. V. Brown C. V. Brown University of Stirling Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 88, Issue 351, 1 September 1…