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Valuing Environmental Factors in Cost-Benefit Analysis Using Data Envelopment Analysis
Kuosmanen, Timo - 2007
analysis (DEA) and does not demand any price estimation for environmental impacts using traditional revealed or stated … preference methods. We show that DEA can be modified to the context of CBA by using absolute shadow prices instead of … of ECBA. We illustrate the application of the DEA approach to ECBA by means of a hypothetical numerical example where a …
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Destination Image Built by the Cinema : The Case of 'Basilicata Coast to Coast'
Bencivenga, Angelo - 2013
Film tourism, meaning the phenomenon that is born of the desire to visit film locations, has been the object of increasing attention in recent years. This document presents the results of a field research conducted with the aim of analysing the effects of the film "Basilicata Coast to Coast", by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088555
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The Recent Evolution and Impact of Tourism in the Mediterranean : The Case of Island Regions, 1990-2002
Garau Taberner, Jaume - 2006
This paper aims to analyse one of the world's top tourist destinations, the Mediterranean, and, more specifically, the evolution and impact of mass tourism on its western islands (Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta and the Balearic Islands) throughout the final decade of the 20th century. Firstly...
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Taxing Tourism in Spain : Results and Recommendations
Labandeira, Xavier - 2006
This paper analyses the foundations, possible applications and the effects of tourism taxation in Spain. The article begins with an analysis of the economic and environmental reasons for taxing tourism, which would seem to call for taxes based on the principle of benefit, for either revenue or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012734004
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Relative Income Position and Performance : An Empirical Panel Analysis
Torgler, Benno - 2006
Many studies have established that people care a great deal about their relative economic position and not solely, as standard economic theory assumes, about their absolute economic position. However, behavioral evidence is rare. This paper provides an empirical analysis on how individuals'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012734147
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Uncovering the Macrostructure of Tourists' Preferences : A Choice Experiment Analysis of Tourism Demand to Sardinia
Brau, Rinaldo - 2006
This paper studies the preferences of tourists visiting the island of Sardinia (Italy), by means of a choice modelling approach. The focus is on some specific demand-enhancing effects which should confirm the feasibility of implementing sustainable tourism policies. Multinomial logit estimations...
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International Tourism and Economic Growth : A Panel Data Approach
Sequeira, Tiago Neves - 2006
On average, tourism-specialized countries grow more than others. This fact is inconsistent with economic theory as, in particular, endogenous growth theory suggests that economic growth is linked with: (1) sectors with high intensity in Ramp;D and thus high productivity; (2) large scale. In this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012735015
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Macro-Economic Impact Assessment of Future Changes in European Marine Ecosystem Services
Bosello, Francesco - 2015
The present research has been developed within the EU FP7 VECTORS project. The main scope of the project (2011-2015) has been to evaluate, from a multilateral perspective, drivers, pressures and vectors of changes in marine life of three main European seas (Baltic, Western Mediterranean, North),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013026600
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Measuring the Impact of Tourism Upon Urban Economies : A Review of Literature
Gasparino, Ugo - 2014
Tourism is increasingly seen as a potential lever towards high economic growth, measured both in terms of income and employment. In recent years, interest in tourism has spread rapidly throughout many small and medium European cities, which previously have not considered themselves as tourist...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012708856
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The Impact of Climate Change on Domestic and International Tourism : A Simulation Study
Bigano, Andrea - 2012
We use an updated and extended version of the Hamburg Tourism Model to simulate the effect of development and climate change on tourism. Model extensions are the explicit modelling of domestic tourism and the inclusion of tourist expenditures. We also use the model to examine the impact of sea...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012713257