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Quality Externalities among Hotel Establishments: What is the Impact of Tour Operators

Calveras, Aleix; Vera-Hernandez, Marcos - EconWPA - 2003

This paper is about quality decisions in a vertical structure where competitive producers sell to powerful retailers. Specifically, we focus the analysis on the role played by a tour operator on quality investments when distributing the capacity of a given tourist destination. We emphasize the...

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Jamaica's Tourism Potential

Jones, Peter W - EconWPA - 2004

The question that needs to be asked with regards to the impact of tourism on Jamaica is do we in Jamaica know the real …

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Assistance to Tourism: Exploratory Estimates

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2005

In April 2005, the research paper into Assistance to Tourism: Exploratory Estimates, was released. It is the first … comprehensive attempt to quantify the extent of assistance to tourism on a comparable basis to that for other industries in … Australia. While care is needed in interpreting the results, the estimates suggest that tourism receives a lower rate of …

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Taxing sales to tourists over time

Taylor, Leon - EconWPA - 1998

city launching a tourism program.<BR> …

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Migration and the Environment in the Galapagos:An analysis of economic and policy incentives driving migration, potential impacts from migration control, and potential policies to...

Kerr, Suzi; Cardenas, Susana; Hendy, Joanna - EconWPA - 2004

From 1974 through 1997 the Galapagos experienced very rapid population growth, around six per cent per year. Sustained at this level, the population would continue to double every 12 years. Increased population brings an increased risk of invasive introduced species, which endangers the fragile...

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Impact of competition policy reforms on rural and regional Australia

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2001

On 28 August 1998 the Treasurer referred the impact of competition policy reforms on rural an regional Australia for inquiry and report within 12 months of receiving the reference. The Commission is to assess the impact (both transitional and ongoing) of the competition policy and related...

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Industries, land use and water quality in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2003

In August 2002, the Commission was asked to look at the economic and social importance of the different industries in the Great Barrier Reef and its catchment. The Commission also would evaluate the costs and benefits of actions to address declining water quality which currently threatens the...

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MRS. GANDHI GAVE NEW ECONOMIC APPROACHES

SUBRAMANIAM, DR. VSR. - EconWPA - 2004

Plenty of food, Sufficient clothing, Proper monitoring of the Key Socio- Economic factors, with commitment to Domestic Productivity were the Essence of the Administrative strategy of Mrs. Indira Gandhi (Late Prime Minister of India). These approaches could be critically related to the remarkable...

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REDEFINED PRODUCTIVITY & SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.

DR.VSR.SUBRAMANIAM - EconWPA - 2004

In the Domain of Development Economics, Productivity is represented by Output to Input Ratio & Management Decisions related to the Inputs and Outputs ensures to keep this ratio in a favourable condition. When this is integrated with a Broad-Scope of Socio-Economic Development (SED). Qualitative...

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Social capital, labour precariousness and the economic performance. An empirical assessment of the strength of weak ties in Italy

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005

This paper carries out an assessment of the influence that different kinds of social ties exert on labour precariousness, on the state of health of urban environments and on the economic performance in Italy. Overall, the empirical evidence shows that weak ties connecting members of voluntary...

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