Domestic tourism spending and economic vulnerability

Canh Nguyen and Thanh Su

Annals of Tourism Research, 2020, vol. 85, issue C

Abstract: This study examines the influence of domestic tourism on economic vulnerability index (EVI). Domestic tourism spending has a significant effect in reducing EVI. These results are consistent with two sub-indices of EVI (shock index and exposure index). Interestingly, it is found that: (i) this impact is consistent in low- and lower-middle-income countries, while domestic tourism has a non-significantly effect in upper-middle and high-income countries of increasing EVI; (ii) these results are consistent in the long-run; and (iii) the impact of domestic tourism is consistent in both the 2002–2007 and 2008–2012 periods, but is statistically non-significant in the 2013–2017 period. Notably, we find that domestic tourism spending has a U-shape effect on EVI; while international tourism has an increasing effect.

Keywords: Tourism; Travel; Vulnerability; Resilience; Time-varying; Panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 E30 N10 Z32 Z38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2020.103063

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