We provide an empirical assessment of the relationship between tourism specialisation and economic growth by updating … spans between 1980 and 2005. Contrary to previous findings (e.g., Brau et al., 2004 and 2007), tourism-based countries did … not grow at a higher rate than non-tourism based countries, except for the 1980-1990 period for which, however, the data …

UNESCO World Heritage List. We find that there is a positive relationship between the extent of tourism specialization and …The present paper investigates whether tourism specialization is a viable strategy for development. We estimate … standard growth equations augmented with a variable measuring tourism specialization using instrumental variables techniques …

On average, tourism-specialized countries grow more than others. This fact is inconsistent with economic theory as, in … problem. In general and contrary to previous works, we conclude that tourism, on its own, cannot explain the higher growth …

the national/world economy …

UNESCO World Heritage List. We find that there is a positive relationship between the extent of tourism specialization and …The present paper investigates whether tourism specialization is a viable strategy for development. We estimate … standard growth equations augmented with a variable measuring tourism specialization using instrumental variables techniques …