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Assessing the role of women in tourism related sectors in the Caribbean
Pastore, Francesco; Webster, Allan D.; Hope, Kevin - 2020
This study contributes to the rapidly growing literature on women in tourism. It focuses on a group of 13 Caribbean …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012252703
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Do international tourist arrivals change residents' attitudes towards immigration? : a longitudinal study of 28 European countries
Ivlevs, Artjoms; Smith, Ian - 2023
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013546037
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Happy hosts? : international tourist arrivals and residents' subjective well-being in Europe
Ivlevs, Artjoms - 2016
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517732
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Microeconomic determinants of domestic tourism expenditure in India
Azam, Mehtabul - 2022
Using a nationally representative household survey from India, we examine individuals' domestic tourism participation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013187175
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Is a policy of free movement of workers sustainable?
Picard, Pierre M.; Worrall, Timothy - 2014
This paper studies the costs and benefits of the adoption of the policy of free movement for workers. For the countries to agree on uncontrolled movement of workers, the short run costs must be outweighed by the long term benefits that result from better labor market flexibility and income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257603
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An empirical survey of the ramifications of a green economy
Heshmati, Almas - 2014
The unprecedented deterioration of our global environment has increased the necessity of relying upon Green Economic policies as critical and effective environmental management tools. The current situation has stimulated extensive research and debate among global interest groups. This has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339613
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Can women's self-help groups contribute to sustainable development? : evidence of capability changes from Northern India
Anand, Paul; Saxena, Swati; Gonzales Martinez, Rolando; … - 2020
This paper offers an evaluation of a supported women's self help program with over 1.5 million participants in one of the poorest rural regions of the world (Uttar Pradesh, India). Methodologically, it shows how indicators from the direct capability measurement literature can be adapted for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012164699
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We already live in a degrowth world, and we do not like it
Naudé, Wim - 2023
The Degrowth Movement calls for "degrowth" - a reduction in GDP in advanced economies - to avert an ecological crisis. This paper argues that the Degrowth Movement misses that the West is already in a state resembling degrowth - a Great Stagnation. This state of degrowth and its correlates,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014286501
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Migration, openness and the global preconditions of "smart development"
Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas - 2011
In this article, we present a first empirical reflection on 'smart development', its measurement, possible 'drivers' and 'bottlenecks'. We first provide cross-national data on how much ecological footprint is used in the nations of the world system to 'deliver' a given amount of democracy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523002
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Can dreams come true? : eliminating extreme poverty in Africa by 2030
Ncube, Mthuli; Brixiova, Zuzana; Bicaba, Zorobabel - 2014
With the year 2015 - the MDG finishing line - approaching, post-2015 goals as they impact Africa need to be firmed. The goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank set goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to promote shared prosperity in every society. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010345542