Using IRR and NPV models to evaluate societal costs of tourism projects in developing countries

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-43

  Brown, D Omotayo ^a   Kwansa, Francis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Internal rate of return (IRR); Net present value (NPV); Project evaluation; Societal costs; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033096245     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0278-4319(98)00043-7     Document Type: Article

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