The Impact of Tourism Development and Environmental Pollution on Income Inequality: Empirical Evidence from Greece

Olga Stergiou and Antonis Tsitouras ()
Additional contact information
Olga Stergiou: University of Western Macedonia
Antonis Tsitouras: University of Western Macedonia

Chapter Chapter 17 in Advances in Applied Macroeconomics, 2025, pp 329-348 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This study investigates the correlation between income inequality, tourism development, and environmental pollution in Greece from 1980 to 2022, employing the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) methodology. The authors utilize the Gini coefficient as a metric for quantifying income inequality. Our model specification incorporates various variables, including gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth, gross fixed capital formation, tourist arrivals, population growth, and ecological footprint. The findings suggest a notable correlation between economic growth and tourism development, substantially reducing income inequality. Conversely, it is observed that long-term exposure to environmental pollution intensifies income inequality. Their research indicates that the implementation of sustainable tourism policies and environmental regulations is crucial to achieve a balance between economic advantages and social fairness. These observations offer valuable direction for policymakers advocating for fair and enduring progress in Greece.

Keywords: Income inequality; Economic growth; Tourism; Environmental pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C22 D30 F43 Q51 Z38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-76658-9_17

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/9783031766589

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-76658-9_17

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().