The effect of international tourism on economic development: An empirical analysis

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-43

  Skerritt, Dominic ^a   Huybers, Twan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic development; Externalities; Factor productivity; International tourism; Panel data analysis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM;

EID: 21044440435     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1094166042000330209     Document Type: Article

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