industry development, but only a few studies have focused on the impact of tourism on innovation. This study focusses on the … destination and the outside world, inbound tourism brings various economic and social resources for the development of the host … product variety and manifold consumption externalities. Much research has addressed the influence of innovation on the tourism …

) in the world economy. Our purpose is to extend these discussions and findings to the Brazilian case. Empirical results … evaluating trade and competition policies in the context of the Brazilian economy. …