Health care and tourism: Evidence from Singapore

Chew Ging Lee

Tourism Management, 2010, vol. 31, issue 4, 486-488

Abstract: This research note analyses the role of the health care sector in international tourism and the impact of international tourism on the state of health care in Singapore. The results suggest that there is a long-run unidirectional causality from health care to international tourism. The effect of health care on international tourism is positive. However, in the short-run, the results also indicate that there is no causality between these two variables. It is concluded that the current efforts of the Singaporean government to establish Singapore as a leading medical hub will attract more inbound tourists in the long-run.

Keywords: Health care; International tourism; Singapore (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.05.002

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