Research note: The exchange rate, euro switch and tourism revenue in Greece

Tourism Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 773-780

  Thompson, Alexi ^a   Thompson, Henry ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive devaluation; Euro; Greece; Tourism revenue; Tourist expenditure

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY MARKET; ERROR CORRECTION; EXCHANGE RATE; MONETARY UNION; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

GREECE;

EID: 77956641920     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000010792278338     Document Type: Article

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