The relationship among tourism, poverty, and economic development in developing countries: A panel data regression analysis

Tourism Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1174-1190

  Kim, Namhyun ^a   Song, Hakjun ^b   Pyun, Ju Hyun ^c  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b PaiChai University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Economic growth; Panel data; Poverty; Tourism performance

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; PANEL DATA; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

EID: 85014173661     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354816616669038     Document Type: Article

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