Estimating the impact of whaling on global whale-watching

Hsiao-I. Kuo, Chi-Chung Chen and Michael McAleer

Tourism Management, 2012, vol. 33, issue 6, 1321-1328

Abstract: After the commercial whaling moratorium was enacted in 1986, whale-watching became one of the fastest growing tourism industries worldwide. As whaling was regarded as an activity that is incompatible with whale-watching, the possible resumption of commercial whaling caused an urgent need to investigate the potential negative effects of whaling on the whale-watching industry. We examine the potential impacts of whaling on the global whale-watching tourism industry using an unbalanced panel data model. The empirical results indicate that the resumption of commercial whaling has the potential for a negative effect on the global whale-watching industry, especially for nations that are engaged in commercial whaling.

Keywords: Global whale-watching; Commercial whaling; Delay-difference equation; Unbalanced panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Working Paper: Estimating the Impact of Whaling on Global Whale Watching (2011)
Working Paper: Estimating the Impact of Whaling on Global Whale Watching (2010)
Working Paper: Estimating the Impact of Whaling on Global Whale Watching (2010)
Working Paper: Estimating the impact of whaling on global whale watching (2009)
Working Paper: Estimating the Impact of Whaling on Global Whale Watching (2009)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.12.015

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