Short-run and long-run performance of international tourism: Evidence from Bayesian dynamic models

Tourism Management

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-36

  Tsionas, Efthymios G ^a   George Assaf, A ^b  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian dynamic model; Long run technical efficiency; Short run technical efficiency; Tourism destinations

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; MARKOV CHAIN; MODEL TEST; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 84887398919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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