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Conflicts in Development: Tourism and the Cattle Industry in Brazil

Sanchez, Nicolas; O'Connell, John F. - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2005

balance of payments will cause those in authority to promote activities that encourage tourism as a solution to balance of … payments deficit. The vehicle for generating tourism is the provision of public goods. More traditional paths toward …

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Hail to the Chief: Assessing the Economic Impact of Presidential Inaugurations on the Washington, D.C. Local Economy

Baumann, Robert; Engelhardt, Bryan; Matheson, Victor - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2009

While presidential inaugurations routinely attract hundreds of thousands or more visitors to Washington, D.C. for the quadrennial celebration, our examination of employment from the Current Employment Statistics survey from 1939 to the present and both employment and unemployment from the...

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Tourism – a Viable Alternative of Re-Structuring Mining Industry in the Jiu Valley

Baron, Oana Simina Dobre - - In: Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics 6 (2006), pp. 45-54

that may be attained in the future due to tourism as we take into account the human, natural and anthropic ressources the …

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The Harmonization of the Relation Costs-Quality-Performance at the Tourism Units Level

Răvaș, Bogdan; Monea, Alin - In: Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics 8 (2008), pp. 161-168

The global competition determined the tourism units to be more focused over the quality services, so they lose their … production costs. In the case pf the tourism units, the specialists appreciate that the weight of these costs is even greater …. The services quality divide the managers interests for insuring the quality necessary for the functioning of the tourism …

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Canadian tourism on the rise, eh?

Neils, Elizabeth - In: Fedgazette (2006) Jul, pp. 14-15

Thanks to better exchange rates, Canadians are starting to reverse a long, steady decline in visits to the district.

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Lewis and Clark: the adventure begins, again

Cataldo, Rosie - In: Fedgazette (2001) May, pp. 12-14

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Taking the plunge

Mahon, Joe - In: Fedgazette (2004) May, pp. 18-19

Water parks are springing up throughout the district, but how much buoyancy does this tourism niche have? …

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Exploring Appalachia: burgeoning region uses eco-heritage tourism as a tool for economic development

In: Community Reinvestment Forum (2002) Sum

Although the onset of the economic slowdown sparked a slight decline in tourism in Ohio during 1999-2000, the industry …

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Migration and the Environment in the Galapagos: An analysis of economic and policy incentives driving migration, potential impacts from migration control, and potential policies to...

Kerr, Suzi; Cardenas, Susana; Hendy, Joanna - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2004

From 1974 through 1997 the Galapagos experienced very rapid population growth, around six per cent per year. Sustained at this level, the population would continue to double every 12 years. Increased population brings an increased risk of invasive introduced species, which endangers the fragile...

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Cuba: An Overview of Foreign Direct Investment

Villanueva, Omar E. Perez - Carleton University, Department of Economics - 2002

to investments of foreign capital, trade restructuring, and the accelerated development of international tourism. …

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