Which type of tourism matters to the regional economic growth? The cases of Spain and Italy

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-139

  Cortés Jiménez, Isabel ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic tourism; Economic growth; Geographical criteria; International tourism; Italian regions; Spanish regions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; PANEL DATA; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 54049117175     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.646     Document Type: Article

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