receipts of tourism as one of the world biggest and fastest growing industries. The intention of our examination is to present … that tourism may be an important chance for economic growth in developing countries. We assume that biodiversity is an … important factor influencing the demand for tourism. In other words: a rich biodiversity provides a comparative advantage for …

tourism receipts in a trade based endogenous growth framework. The underlying assumption is that a rich biodiversity - only if … used sustainably - provides a comparative advantage in tourism for most DCs. The main empirical findings are that … biodiversity while being significantly and positively correlated with inbound tourism receipts in DCs, has no significant relation …

In this paper we discuss the determinants which contribute to outbound tourism expenditures. The aim is to show whether … capita income and the openness to trade on the tourism expenditures per capita as well as on the tourism expenditure per GDP … openness to tourism as countries which are able to attract high inbound tourism receipts per capita also having high outbound …

We analyze whether biodiversity is increasing the receipts of tourism and beneficial for Least Developed Countries … have a comparative advantage in (sustainable) tourism, that second incidence of birds as the probably best explored … taxonomic group has a positive impact on inbound tourism receipts per capita, and that third the rate of endangered to total …

the world largest tourism destination. To estimate this empirically we run an augmented gravity equation. Our results give … positive effects on the tourism flows between these countries. In particular, after controlling for a set of geographic …

determine start-up activity. Not much is known about what drives entrepreneurship in unstable environments characterized by … talent into productive entrepreneurship is higher in areas abundantly endowed with individuals who have a relatively high … that pre- dates socialism. How institutional context affects entrepreneurship over the course of transition is reflected by …

We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this … measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship … a regional culture of entrepreneurship is an important resource for regional growth. …

The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …