Does Tourism Growth Influence Economic Development?

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 206-221

  Cárdenas García, Pablo Juan ^a   Sánchez Rivero, Marcelino ^b   Pulido Fernández, Juan Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

economic development; economic growth; structural equation model; tourism

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

EID: 84922250975     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287513514297     Document Type: Article

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