Do national cultures matter for tourism development? Some international evidence

Chien-Chiang Lee (), Mei-Ping Chen () and Wenwu Xing

Economic Analysis and Policy, 2022, vol. 74, issue C, 666-686

Abstract: This research examines whether a destination’s national culture has a substantial effect on tourism development. It focuses on six national culture proportions of Hofstede (2010). To account for probable asymmetric and non-linear associations among factors, the study tests a quantile regression by utilizing panel data from 101 nations and finds that most national cultures are non-linearly and statistically significant in explaining diverse quantiles of international traveler arrivals and international tourism receipts, whereas they do not do so for travel and leisure industry returns. We show that masculinity and indulgence negatively affect traveler arrivals, while power distance positively affects traveler arrivals.

Keywords: Tourism development; National culture; Travel and leisure industry; Quantile regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2022.03.021

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