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on Tourism Economics |
| By: | Amphitheatre Foundation (Amphitheatre Foundation) |
| Abstract: | The second edition of the International Forum for Health Tourism was held in Iasi between 25th and 27th of January. The event was organized by the Romanian College of Physicians and Amphitheater Foundation. Within the meeting were discussed issues regarding the progress that has been made since the previous edition of the Forum, held nationwide in November 2011, the problems facing the field, as well as proposals and plans for the future. The experts emphasized the need for amultidisciplinary approach and the existence of a general vision for health tourism development. |
| Keywords: | health tourism, economic development |
| JEL: | I15 |
| Date: | 2013–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:amf:wpaper:0213&r=tur |
| By: | Mika Kylänen (Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Finland); Marcello M. Mariani (Dipartimento di Scienze Aziendali, University of Bologna, Italy) |
| Abstract: | Often coopetition arises whenever competing companies start to collaborate. The formation of this simultaneous presence of cooperation and competition is often triggered by a certain institutional context where the public sector pushes companies to cooperate with each other. This situation is particularly important in the tourism sector where relevant public stakeholders (such as Destination Management Organizations) support a collaborative attitude and practice among tourism businesses. In this paper we focus on the role of the public sphere in creating the conditions for the private sector to shift from a constant sum to a variable sum game, often through a kind of public-private partnerships. Our comparative study shows that cooperation and coopetition can be strengthened by the public sphere and that public–private relationships are crucial in order to strengthen the brand image of a tourism destination or an entire region and to attract more tourists. |
| Keywords: | Inter-organizational relationships; public–private partnerships; tourism destinations; coopetition; qualitative study |
| Date: | 2013–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rim:rimwps:14_13&r=tur |
| By: | Sumner La Croix (UHERO, University of Hawaii at Manoa); Lauren Gabriel (William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai`iÐManoa) |
| Abstract: | This report provides quantitative and qualitative measures of the impact of same-sex marriage on Hawai`iÕs economy and government. We find that marriage equality is likely to lead to substantial increases in visitor arrivals, visitor spending, and state and county general excise tax revenues. We estimate that fewer than 100 spouses will be added as beneficiaries to public and private employer-provided health insurance plans. The size of the gains from marriage equality depends critically on upcoming rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of CaliforniaÕs Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. |
| Keywords: | same-sex, marriage, health insurance, tourism, Hawaii |
| JEL: | J12 K36 I18 |
| Date: | 2013–02 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hae:wpaper:2013-1&r=tur |
| By: | Sumner La Croix (University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization Department of Economics); Lauren Gabriel (William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai`i–Mānoa) |
| Abstract: | This report provides quantitative and qualitative measures of the impact of same-sex marriage on Hawai`i’s economy and government. We find that marriage equality is likely to lead to substantial increases in visitor arrivals, visitor spending, and state and county general excise tax revenues. We estimate that fewer than 100 spouses will be added as beneficiaries to public and private employer-provided health insurance plans. The size of the gains from marriage equality depends critically on upcoming rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. |
| Keywords: | same-sex, marriage, health insurance, tourism, Hawaii |
| JEL: | J12 K36 I18 |
| Date: | 2013–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hai:wpaper:201302&r=tur |
| By: | TANAKA Ayumu |
| Abstract: | Using new data that tabulate the number of nights spent by visitors in each prefecture and locational Gini coefficients, this study provides the first empirical evidence that foreign travelers concentrate their visits to Japan in extremely few locations. Moreover, the concentration in travel destinations is far greater for foreign travelers than for Japanese ones, and the degree of geographic concentration varies according to their nationality. In addition, this study employs gravity equations to examine the factors that determine the number of nights that foreign visitors spend in each prefecture. Empirical results suggest that visa policy, transportation infrastructure, and natural and cultural factors along with traditional gravity variables such as distance and economic size play a role in international travel to Japanese prefectures. |
| Date: | 2013–02 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:eti:dpaper:13008&r=tur |
| By: | Poudel, Jagdish; Munn, Ian A.; Henderson, James E. |
| Abstract: | Hunting, fishing and wildlife-associated recreation expenditures have played an important role in the U.S economy and help promote conservation and environmental goals. The 2006 U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) survey reported 87.5 million people aged 16 and above participated in wildlife-associated recreation activities, spending $122.4 billion on trips and equipment. This spending is a 13 percent increase since 2001. The recently released 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation reports $145 billion in expenditures on trips and equipment, which is an 18.5 percentage increase since 2006. Periodic assessment of economic impacts associated with wildlife recreation expenditures provides a consistent perspective on forest and wildlife resource management. This research quantified economic impacts of wildlife-associated recreation expenditures for the thirteen states in the U.S South by calculating total gross output, employment, employee compensation, proprietor income, other property income, and indirect business taxes. IMPLAN models were developed for each state using the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation data to determine the indirect and induced effects of these expenditures. Data for 2006 was used since the 2011 state level data was not yet available. The analysis computed economic impacts at broad activity levels: fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching and at sub-activity levels: fresh and salt water fishing, and big game, small game, migratory bird and other small game hunting. This approach enabled comparison of the relative importance of wildlife-associated recreation to the various southern states. In particular, the comparison revealed how differences in the individual states’ economies and levels of expenditures affect the total economic impacts of wildlife-associated activities. Differences in the impacts of various recreational activities, both among activities and among states, illustrates the importance of understanding intra-regional variations in establishing wildlife programs and policies. Preliminary results indicate that the $8.4 billion spent in 2006 by recreationists for hunting in the U.S South generated direct impacts of $5.9 billion in output and 74,012 in employment. These impacts resulted in indirect impacts of $2.8 billion in output and 17,965 in employment and induced impacts of $5.9 billion in output and 51,451 in employment. The total impact due to hunting expenditures was $14.8 billion in output and 143,429 in employment. Hunting-related expenditures generated additional employee compensation of $4.3 billion, other property income of $2.5 billion, proprietor income of $624 million, and indirect business taxes of $942 million. Hunting expenditure impacts indicate a type SAM output multiplier of 2.48. This means that each dollar of direct output generated by hunter expenditures generates an additional $1.48 of output. Similarly, type SAM multipliers for employment, employee compensation, proprietor income, property income, and indirect business taxes were estimated to be 1.94, 2.27, 2.57, 3.34, and 2.05, respectively. Fishing and wildlife watching has also generated significant impacts on regional economies and complete estimates of these impacts are forth coming. |
| Keywords: | Wildlife recreation, Hunting expenditures, IMPLAN, Economic Impact, Consumer/Household Economics, Demand and Price Analysis, Environmental Economics and Policy, Financial Economics, Institutional and Behavioral Economics, Land Economics/Use, Production Economics, Public Economics, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy, |
| Date: | 2013–01–11 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:saea13:142560&r=tur |
| By: | Petrolia, Daniel R.; Interis, Matthew G.; Hwang, Joonghyun |
| Abstract: | A nationwide survey was conducted to estimate welfare associated with a proposed large-scale wetland restoration project in coastal Louisiana. Both binary- and multinomial-choice survey instruments were administered via Knowledge Networks, with the latter used to estimate willingness to pay for increments in three ecosystem services: wildlife habitat provision, storm surge protection, and fisheries productivity. Results indicate that confidence in government agencies, political leanings, and “green” lifestyle choices were significant explanatory factors. All three ecosystem services significantly affected project support, with increased fisheries productivity having the largest marginal effect, followed by improved storm surge protection, and increased wildlife habitat. Willingness to pay (WTP), in the form of a one-time tax, is estimated to be in the neighborhood of $1,000 per household, with resource users being willing to pay substantially more. A conservative lower-bound estimate of aggregate WTP is $86 trillion, well above a recent $100 billion estimate of restoration cost. |
| Keywords: | choice experiment, consequentiality, contingent valuation, Knowledge Networks, Louisiana, non-market valuation, non-use value, use value, wetlands, Environmental Economics and Policy, Q51, Q57, |
| Date: | 2013–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:saea13:142305&r=tur |