Is the tourism-led growth thesis valid? The case of the bahamas, barbados, and Jamaica

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 435-445

  Singh, Diaram Ramjee ^a   Wright, Allan S ^a   Hayle, Carolyn ^a   Craigwell, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Causality; Cointegration; Economic growth; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862014803     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354210X12864727453223     Document Type: Article

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