Jaws as an Economic Indicator, from Pitt T. Maner III
Fatal Shark attacks reached a worldwide, 20-year high in 2011 (12 deaths, all ex-USA). Florida was down in the number of attacks (11 non-fatal).
The suggested relationship with tourism might raise a statistical eyebrow. Jaws as an economic indicator.
"It's a good news/bad news situation," Burgess said. "From the U.S. perspective, things have never been better, our attack and fatality rates continue to decline. But if it's a reflection of the downturn in the economy, it might suggest that other areas have made a real push to get into the tourism market."