Migration and Inbound Tourism: An Italian Perspective
Ivan Etzo (),
Carla Massidda and
Romano Piras
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Abstract:
This paper investigates the impact of migration on Italian inbound tourism flows in a dynamic panel data framework. Arrivals, expenditure and nights from 65 countries are analyzed for the period 2005-2011. The migration variable is defined at both origin and destination in order to assess the pushing and pulling forces. Estimates are performed using both aggregated flows and flows disaggregated to separate the VFRs from two non-VFR categories, namely holiday and business. The results suggest the presence of a strong migration-tourism nexus which clearly goes beyond visiting friends and relatives. Moreover, the effects of the different determinants vary according to the way in which the tourism market is segmented and, within each segment, to the way in which tourism demand is measured.
Keywords: Migration; Inbound Tourism; Dynamic Panel Data; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-02
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Journal Article: Migration and inbound tourism: an Italian perspective (2015) 
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