We consider the relationship between tourism and economic growth for Latin American countries since 1985 until 1998 … variables. We show that the tourism sector is adequate for the economic growth of medium or low-income countries, though not … growth, we try to explain tourism arrivals conditional on GDP and other covariates such as safety, prices and education level …

greater share of benefits from economic growth. Household size was a critical determinant of poverty levels. Sector of … need for smaller family size has to be an integral part of policy aimed at poverty reduction in Nigeria. The support of the … poverty in the different parts of the country. One size does not fit all. Deliberate effort of the government in …

Nowadays many developing countries focus on economic policies for promoting international tourism and exports expansion … and economic growth is still ongoing. When treating the relationship between tourism and economic growth, considering … tourism as a non-traditional export few studies have been published to date. This paper has the objective to assess if exports …

African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Madagascar is different to the other main SSA low-income country (LIC) apparel … instability that led to the loss of AGOA status at the end of 2009. This paper assesses the development of Madagascar's export … industry. The paper concludes that, despite the contraction in the exportoriented apparel industry post-AGOA, Madagascar is …

In this paper we discuss the determinants which contribute to outbound tourism expenditures. The aim is to show whether … capita income and the openness to trade on the tourism expenditures per capita as well as on the tourism expenditure per GDP … openness to tourism as countries which are able to attract high inbound tourism receipts per capita also having high outbound …

Using a panel vector autoregressive model this paper investigates the dynamic and endogeneous contribution of tourism … to output based on a sample of 40 African countries for the period 1990 - 2006. Results from the study confirm tourism to … main drivers. Further analysis reveals the existence of a reverse causation from national income to tourism development …

many developing and developed economies. This is disturbing since little progress can be made in poverty reduction when … growth, and therefore poverty reduction through growth. This paper finds evidence of a concave relationship between …

Anecdotal evidence permeates accounts on the impact of the global economic crisis (GEC) on Philippine poverty. This … crisis on the economy and poverty across population groups was nonetheless severe - and may linger for many years to come. …