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 …

(GHG) emissions could reduce the sustainability of those tourism experiences. In this paper we study the bike tourists … observations from an on-line survey on bike tourism in 2020 in Italy, we develop a bivariate probit model, considering socio …

livelihood of islands with small populations and territory which are present in each of the world's great oceans. The Small … Island Tourism Economies analysed in this paper vary profoundly in their size, land area, and location. Moreover, they have … their prospects for self reliance in economic development, and their overwhelming reliance on tourism as a source of exports …

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 …