| Abstract: |
We analyse the effects of public spending for tourism, in Italian regions. The
evaluation is permitted by the availability of the databank under the project
“Conti Pubblici Territoriali” (“Regional Public Account”) of the Ministry of
Economic Development: the spending of all public subjects is aggregated
according to the regions of destinations, and classified according to
different criteria, including the sectoral criterion. We take a cross-section
regression analysis approach. The effects of public spending for tourism on
tourism attraction are investigated. Generally speaking, the effectiveness of
public spending appears to be really weak. |