This document is based on a series of studies and researches that have been developed by Ipea, since 2003, regarding the labor market in the tourism sector. These studies are aimed at subsiding public policy elaboration, planning and evaluation of this sector as well as its social and economic...

We analyze whether biodiversity is increasing the receipts of tourism and beneficial for Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The underlying assumption is that a rich biodiversity provides a comparative advantage for most LDCs. We use a simple trade theory framework. The model is supported by an...

In this paper, the economic value of the impacts of climate change is assessed for different Italian economic sectors and regions. Sectoral and regional impacts are then aggregated to provide a macroeconomic estimate of variations in GDP induced by climate change in the next decades. Autonomous...

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 be associated with higher per capita GDP growth rates...

Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden qualitativen Erhebung auf der Basis von 25 leitfadengestützten Einzelinterviews aus den Bereichen Gastronomie, körpernahe Dienstleistungen und Tourismus belegen, dass Selbstständige in diesen Berufen besonders hart von den negativen Folgen der Corona-Krise...

This study uses time-series techniques and econometric approaches in order to quantify the effects that organising an EU presidency has on the tourism exports of a country. The approach to explain tourism revenues by a time-series intervention model filters out special effects (data...

Durch die Digitalisierung ergeben sich neue Möglichkeiten der Optimierung der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette von Unternehmen. Spezialisierte Anbieter haben dies erkannt und dafür digitale B2B-Lösungen entwickelt. Unternehmen müssen entscheiden, ob sich der Einsatz der neuen Technologien für...