Does tourism influence economic growth? A dynamic panel data approach

Authors: Sequeira, Tiago Neves¹; Macas Nunes, Paulo²

Source: Applied Economics, Volume 40, Number 18, September 2008 , pp. 2431-2441(11)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

On average, tourism-specialized countries grow more than others. This is not consistent with the core of modern economic growth theory that suggests that economic growth is linked to sectors with high-tech intensity and large scale. In this article, we use appropriate panel data methods to study the relationship between tourism and economic growth. In general, we show that tourism is a positive determinant of economic growth both in a broad sample of countries and in a sample of poor countries. However, contrary to previous contributions, tourism is not more relevant in small countries than in a general sample.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036840600949520

Affiliations: 1: Departmento de Gastao e Economia, Universidade de Beira Interior and INOVA, Portugal 2: Departmento de Gastao e Economia, Universidade de Beira Interior and, Portugal

Publication date: 2008-09-01

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