Reports

SDMAC’s annual Military Economic Impact Report (MEIR) highlights the positive impact of federal defense budgets, veteran benefits, and community involvement by our local military, veterans, and their families on our local economy. Through the partnership formed at the start of 2020, the 2022 MEIR report is a product of the rigorous work of MBA students at the UC San Diego Rady School of Management. Leveraging insights from the frontier of academic research, the team’s data analysts applied tools to calculate the impact of military dollars on the San Diego region.

SDMAC’s annual Military Economic Impact Report (MEIR) highlights the positive impact of federal defense budgets, veteran benefits, and community involvement by our local military, Veterans, and their families on our local economy. Through the partnership formed last year, the 2021 MEIR report is a product of the rigorous work of MBA students at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego. Leveraging insights from the frontier of academic research, the team’s data analysts applied tools to calculate the impact of military dollars on the San Diego region.

SDMAC’s annual Military Economic Impact Report (MEIR) highlights the positive impact of federal defense budgets, veteran benefits, and community involvement by our local military, veterans, and their families on our local and state economies. Through a new partnership with SDMAC, the 2020 MEIR report is a product of the rigorous work of Professor Sally Sadoff and MBA students at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego. Leveraging insights from the frontier of academic research, the team’s experts applied data tools that calculate the impact of military dollars on the San Diego region.

This 2019 report provides an analysis of the impact that NAVWAR has on military investment in the San Diego Region.

San Diego’s military complex represents the region’s most important and biggest economic driver. The region is home to the largest concentration of military in the world. Its military bases, intricate supply chain serving major defense contractors, and its population of over 241,000 veterans and retirees make it a true “mega cluster.” San Diego stands at the center of what could be a turning point in national defense spending.