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Tourism demand analysis using structural equation modeling

Turner, Lindsay W.; Reisinger, Yvette; Witt, Stephen F. - 2000

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Estimating the value of travel time to recreational sites using revealed preferences

Fezzi, Carlo; Bateman, Ian; Ferrini, Silvia - 2013

The opportunity Value of Travel Time (VTT) is one of the most important parts of the total cost of recreation day-trips and arguably the most difficult to estimate. Most studies build upon the theoretical framework proposed by Becker's (1965) by using a combination of revealed and stated...

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A retrospective stated preference approach to assessment of coastal infrastructure investments : an application to Barbados

Banerjee, Onil; Boyle, Kevin J.; Rogers, Cassandra T.; … - 2016

Ex-post economic impact evaluations are standard requirements for loans and grants from multilateral international development institutions. In many cases, however, lack of sufficient baseline or historical data, or the very nature of the investment itself renders orthodox economic impact...

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Tax incentives and job creation in the tourism industry of Brazil

Garsous, Grégoire; Novoa, David Corderi; Velasco, Mercedes - 2015

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 …

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Economic and environmental sustainability : a dynamic approach in insular systems

Cavallaro, Fausto; Ciraolo, Luigi - 2002

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 …

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Effects of tourism upon the economy of small and medium-sized European cities : cultural tourists and "the others"

Del Corpo, Barbara; Gasparino, Ugo; Bellini, Elena; … - 2008

the 6th FP project PICTURE (Pro-active management of the Impact of Cultural Tourism upon Urban Resources and Economies …), in order to quantify the monetary impact of cultural tourism upon urban economies. The analysis was carried out in two … understanding how different sectors of local economy and society can benefit from tourism and in determining how to maximise, or …