Causality between economic growth and tourism expansion: Empirical evidence from Trentino-Alto adige

Tourismos

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-98

  Brida, Juan Gabriel ^a   Barquet, Andrea ^a   Risso, Wiston Adrián ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Granger causality; Johansen cointegration test; Tourism expenditure; Trentino Alto Adige

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958105055     PISSN: 17908418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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