Tourism, globalization and economic growth: a panel cointegration analysis for selected West African States

Coulibaly Kigbajah Salifou and Ihtisham ul Haq

Current Issues in Tourism, 2017, vol. 20, issue 6, 664-667

Abstract: This study examined the tourism-led hypothesis for selected 11 countries of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Panel cointegration technique was employed to inspect long-run relationship between study variables. Results of fully modified ordinary least squares and dynamic ordinary least squares confirmed the positive effect of physical capital, tourism and economic globalization index on economic growth. Thus, tourism-led growth hypothesis exists in ECOWAS. Conversely, negative impact of foreign direct investment on growth was captured.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2016.1175421

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