UNESCO World Heritage List. We find that there is a positive relationship between the extent of tourism specialization and …The present paper investigates whether tourism specialization is a viable strategy for development. We estimate … standard growth equations augmented with a variable measuring tourism specialization using instrumental variables techniques …

is explained more by a decline in productivity rather than a lack of investment. Second, tourism has been a significant …

Tourism was one of the fastest-growing sectors before the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for about 10 percent of global … countries where the carbon footprint of tourism constitute substantial share of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This study … empirically investigates the impact of tourism on CO2 emissions in a relatively homogenous panel of 15 Caribbean countries over …