Tourism, Internet penetration and economic growth
This study examines the effect of tourism and Internet penetration on economic growth using a fixed-effects method of moments quantile regression. Both tourism and the Internet affect growth directly and indirectly as it complements other sectors of the economy. However, the effect can differ depend...
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Published in | Journal of policy research in tourism, leisure and events Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 200 - 206 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Abingdon
Routledge
04.05.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | This study examines the effect of tourism and Internet penetration on economic growth using a fixed-effects method of moments quantile regression. Both tourism and the Internet affect growth directly and indirectly as it complements other sectors of the economy. However, the effect can differ depending on the development of the economy. This study employs a dataset of 10 Association of South-East Asian Nations economies from the period of 1999-2017, as the region has implemented various joint-policies on tourism and Internet infrastructure development. The results show that both tourism and Internet penetration is positive and significant to growth and interacts positively to growth. However, the effect of tourism is weaker for developed economies, while the effect of Internet penetration is stronger for developed economies. Thus, tourism and Internet infrastructure policies must consider the economic development of an economy. |
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ISSN: | 1940-7963 1940-7971 |
DOI: | 10.1080/19407963.2020.1854276 |