tourism industry as part of their regional development policies. The main objective of these programs is to increase local … investment and employment, as tourism activities are labor intensive. Little evidence is available, however, to assess the effect … introduced in 2002 to develop the tourism industry in the undeveloped region of Northeast Brazil. It provides evidence that …

Environmental resources constitute the 'raw materials' for tourism. This sector represents the driving force behind the …. This work systematically examines the effects and the feedbacks that the economy of tourism may generate in small areas …

Is tourism an opportunity for lagging countries in the elusive quest for growth (Easterly, 2002)? Recent empirical … evidence suggests that the answer is a cautious yes. Aggregate cross-country data show that tourism specialization is likely to … fundamental determinants of economic growth (Acemoglu et al., 2001) and ask whether previous positive results of tourism on growth …

regional economy-wide and poverty impacts of a US$36 million investment in tourism in the south of Haiti. The first social … key gaps identified in the tourism impact assessment literature. First, a destination-specific tourism demand and value … representative household configuration to enable more robust analysis of tourism investment impacts on poverty and income inequality …