Tourism and poverty alleviation: An empirical analysis using panel data on Peru's departments

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 746-756

  Llorca Rodríguez, Carmen María ^a   Casas Jurado, Amalia Cristina ^a   García Fernández, Rosa María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

feasible generalized least squares; impacts of tourism; panel data model; Peru; policy making; poverty

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PANEL DATA; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; TOURISM;

PERU;

EID: 85028457435     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.2147     Document Type: Article

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