Small sample evidence on the tourism-led growth hypothesis in Lebanon

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-246

  Tang, Chor Foon ^a   Abosedra, Salah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

causality; growth; Lebanon; small sample; tourism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GRANGER CAUSALITY TEST; TOURISM; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

LEBANON;

EID: 84896458884     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2012.732044     Document Type: Article

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