The demand for winter sports: Empirical evidence for the largest French ski-lift operator

Tourism Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 561-580

  Falk, Martin ^a  

^a AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH WIFO   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dynamic panel data methods; French Alps; Skier visits; Snow depth; Weather; Winter tourism demand

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INCOME; PANEL DATA; PRICE DYNAMICS; SPORTS FACILITY; TOURISM ECONOMICS; WINTER;

ALPS; FRANCE;

EID: 84936128517     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/te.2013.0366     Document Type: Article

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