Human Development and Tourism Specialization. Evidence from a Panel of Developed and Developing Countries. (28th November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Biagi, Bianca; Ladu, Maria Gabriela; Royuela, Vicente
• Is Part Of: International journal of tourism research. Volume 19:Number 2(2017)
• Page Start: 160
• Page End: 178
• Publication Date: 2016-11-28
• Subjects: Human Development Index -- Tourism development -- Capability approach -- Externalities; Tourism -- Periodicals; 338.4791
• DOI: 10.1002/jtr.2094
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1099-2340

Abstract

Abstract: In the present study, we analyze the relationship between tourism and human development for a selection of 63 countries from 1996 to 2008. Findings confirm that, on average, tourism is positively associated with human development. By decomposing the effect of tourism on each human development indicator, we find that literacy rate appears to be the most affected. This result suggests that the impact of tourism in the host country is much broader with respect to the purely economic effect. Furthermore, it suggests the need of further investigating the relationship between human development and tourism. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.