The impact of tourism growth on income inequality: Evidence from developing and developed economies

Jianchun Fang; Giray Gozgor; Sudharshan Reddy Paramati; Wanshan Wu

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The impact of tourism growth on income inequality: Evidence from developing and developed economies

Jianchun Fang, Giray Gozgor, Sudharshan Reddy Paramati (Lead / Corresponding author), Wanshan Wu (Lead / Corresponding author)

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In this article, we investigate the effects of tourism indicators on income inequality (IIE) in a sample of 102 countries. We divide the sample countries into 71 developing and 31 advanced economies. Using annual data from 1995 to 2014, we employ panel unit root tests, cointegration, fixed-effects, fully modified ordinary least squares, and causality techniques. Our findings show that tourism indicators have a significant negative impact on IIE in developing economies, while they have an insignificant impact in developed economies. Conversely, economic globalization increases IIE in developing economies, whereas its effect is positive but statistically insignificant in developed countries. From these findings, the study outlines detailed policy and practical implications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1669–1691
Number of pages	23
Journal	Tourism Economics
Volume	27
Issue number	8
Early online date	13 Jul 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1354816620934908
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

Keywords

C33
D63
JEL Codes: Z32
economic globalization
inbound tourism
income inequality
panel data estimations
tourism development

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Geography, Planning and Development
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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