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Through employing the logit and probit methods of estimation in a theoretical Random Utility Model, the mean willingness to pay to attend the events were {dollar}6.73 and {dollar}6.75, respectively. Further, the total money spent in the different categories offered in the survey were inputted in an IMPLAN regional input-output model to estimate the total impact of the events on value-added, employment, and output in the Las Vegas community. These estimates were {dollar}25,426, 0.9 (jobs), and {dollar}41,897, respectively.","abstract_html":"In 2002, the College of Liberal Arts received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the International Institute for Modern Letters, and Park Place Entertainment to bring the Writers-in-the-Schools program to the University of Las Vegas. In this paper, I employ surveys to determine the economic impact of the WITS program in the Las Vegas community. 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