origin. Tests of such theories are difficult and few. We examine a unique natural quasiexperiment in the Republic of Fiji, in …

In "Happiness and the Human Development Index: The Paradox of Australia," Blanchflower and Oswald (2005) observe an … apparent puzzle: they claim that Australia ranks highly in the Human Development Index (HDI), but relatively poorly in … happiness. However, when we compare their happiness data with the HDI, Australia appears happier, not sadder, than its HDI score …

Census data from international sources covering 77% of the world's migrant population indicate that the skill …

construct a new dataset on the number and nature of crime incidents and arrested offenders at island level using official police …

This study contributes to the rapidly growing literature on women in tourism. It focuses on a group of 13 Caribbean …

Western Europe, the relationship tends to turn from positive to negative at relatively high levels of tourism. The … instrumental variable analysis suggests that incoming tourism has a positive causal effect on attitudes towards immigration in both … Western and Eastern Europe. Overall, our study reveals an overlooked dimension of the tourism-migration nexus and highlights …

While there has been a growing interest in the relationship between perceived tourism impacts and residents' quality of … pronounced in countries where tourism intensity is relatively high, as well as among people living in rural areas. In addition …

Using a nationally representative household survey from India, we examine individuals' domestic tourism participation …