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We consider the relationship between tourism and economic growth for Latin American countries since 1985 until 1998 … variables. We show that the tourism sector is adequate for the economic growth of medium or low-income countries, though not … growth, we try to explain tourism arrivals conditional on GDP and other covariates such as safety, prices and education level …
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.g. tourism) and the alpine regions will suffer significant economic damages. …
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focusing on tourism demand. Our hedonic price estimations combine detailed hotel price information with tourism-specific travel …
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As tourism is becoming one of the most important sectors of the world economy, the number of small islands trying to …
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This paper analyses the foundations, possible applications and the effects of tourism taxation in Spain. The article … begins with an analysis of the economic and environmental reasons for taxing tourism, which would seem to call for taxes … tourism taxation in Spain, with special mention being given to the now repealed Balearic ecotasa. Finally, the effects of two …
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on the economic assessment of two specific climate change impacts: sea-level rise and changes in tourism flows. By using … impact category to the final result. In the case under scrutiny demand shocks induced by changes in tourism flows outweigh …
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Nowadays many developing countries focus on economic policies for promoting international tourism and exports expansion … and economic growth is still ongoing. When treating the relationship between tourism and economic growth, considering … tourism as a non-traditional export few studies have been published to date. This paper has the objective to assess if exports …
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This report includes the proceedings of the Seminar on Climate Change and Severe Weather Events in the Caribbean and Asia, held in Barbados at the Grand Barbados Beach Resort on July 24-25, 2003. The seminar provided a forum in which experts from the Southeast Asian and Caribbean regions...
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In this technical note, the authors present the effects of climate change on tourism development in the Caribbean … decision makers in the tourism sector, climate change is a new strategic reality. Increasingly, institutional investors, banks …
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This presentation discusses the cost of impacts of climate change on the Caribbean. The response of adaptation will need to be applied towards an integral strategy to build on disaster risk reduction best practices and climate risk management. The response of the IDB to the climate change needs...
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