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 …

inflows, both likely to have affected these countries' competitiveness. This paper describes how the determinants of exports … view to assessing competitiveness developments. The analysis reveals that the global and domestic upswings, along with …

As in other sectors, competition in finance matters for allocative, productive and dynamic efficiency. Theory suggests …, however, that unfettered competition is not first best given the special features of finance. I review these analytics and … describe how to assess the degree of competition in markets for financial services. Existing research shows that the degree of …