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on Tourism Economics |
| By: | Yingtong Chen; Fei Wu; Dayong Zhang; Qiang Ji |
| Abstract: | The impact of international tourism on biodiversity risks has received considerable attention, yet quantitative research in this field remains relatively limited. This study constructs a biodiversity risk index for 155 countries and regions spanning the years 2001 to 2019, analysing how international tourism influences biodiversity risks in destination countries. The results indicate that the growth of international tourism significantly elevates biodiversity risks, with these effects displaying both lagging and cumulative characteristics. Furthermore, spatial analysis shows that international tourism also intensifies biodiversity risks in neighbouring countries. The extent of its impact varies according to the tourism model and destination. In addition, government regulations and international financial assistance play a crucial role in mitigating the biodiversity risks associated with international tourism. |
| Date: | 2025–05 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2505.15289 |
| By: | Laura Conti (Bank of Italy); Marco Francesconi (University of Essex); Giulio Papini (Bank of Italy); Michel Serafinelli (King’s College London) |
| Abstract: | This paper documents how the local labor market (LLM) responds to a change in touristic attractiveness. Leveraging largely underutilized data from several sources, we exploit a unique classification of Italian localities based on their main touristic assets and aggregate trends in foreign tourists' choices in a shift-share research design. Looking at all LLMs, we find a positive relationship between changes in attractiveness and changes in the local tourism-related economic activity, with a positive impact on tourism expenditure and tourism employment, but no effect on total employment. In high-unemployment LLMs, however, we find evidence of sizable total employment effects and indirect effects generated through industries related to tourism and firms in the nontradable sector and the manufacturing sector. |
| Keywords: | local economic activity; tourism; job growth; unemployment; heterogeneity; natural resource curse. |
| JEL: | R11 J21 R12 R23 Z30 |
| Date: | 2025–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:crm:wpaper:2532 |
| By: | Lorde, Troy |
| Abstract: | Tourism-dependent small states offer valuable insights into sustainability, resilience, cultural identity and crisis management. With limited resources, fragile ecosystems and undiversified economies, these states face challenges that amplify global tourism debates. This essay synthesises small state theory, tourism development theories, the sustainability framework, the cultural preservation and identity framework and crisis management strategies to highlight how small states provide scalable solutions for global tourism challenges, offering lessons in adaptive governance, sustainable tourism development and cultural resilience. Case studies from Bhutan, Barbados, Dominica, Fiji, Seychelles, Palau and Samoa illustrate innovative policies in high-value tourism, environmental conservation, cultural protection and disaster resilience. Their experiences challenge conventional tourism growth models, emphasising sustainability over mass expansion. |
| Keywords: | sustainability, resilience, cultural identity, small states, tourism-dependence |
| JEL: | A10 O57 |
| Date: | 2025–02–16 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:124690 |