Interpreting suboptimal business outcomes in light of the Coase Theorem: Lessons from Sidmouth International Festival

Tourism Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 240-249

  Hojman, David E ^a   Hiscock, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coase Theorem; Corporate sponsorship; Cultural festivals; Externalities; Folk; Impact multipliers; Tourism management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; FESTIVAL; HERITAGE TOURISM; LOCAL ECONOMY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 70449701585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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