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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 2296 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-17 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Apr 2019 |
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Keywords
- Economic growth
- Environmental pollution
- Income level of tourist arrivals
- Mediterranean region
- Panel ARDL estimations
- Quantile regression models
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The impact of tourism quality on economic development and environment : Evidence from Mediterranean countries. / Taizeng, Ren ; Can, Muhlis ; Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy (Lead / Corresponding author); Fang, Jianchun (Lead / Corresponding author); Wu, Wanshan (Lead / Corresponding author).
In: Sustainability, Vol. 11, No. 8, 2296, 17.04.2019, p. 1-17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of tourism quality on economic development and environment
T2 - Evidence from Mediterranean countries
AU - Taizeng, Ren
AU - Can, Muhlis
AU - Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy
AU - Fang, Jianchun
AU - Wu, Wanshan
N1 - We thank for the research support from the National Social Science Fund of China (16BJY052) and Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation (LY18G030040).
PY - 2019/4/17
Y1 - 2019/4/17
N2 - This paper is the first of its kind to measure the income level of a country’s tourist arrival and empirically examine its impact on economic growth and environmental pollution in a sample of eight Mediterranean countries. The paper undertakes annual data from 1995 to 2014 and employs quantile regression models, autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) estimations, and a heterogeneity causality test. The empirical results show that the income level of a country’s tourist arrival, across all quantiles, plays an important role in promoting economic development. However, the role of the income level of a country’s tourist arrival on environmental pollution varies with the changes in quantiles. More specifically, income level of a country’s tourist arrival has a positive impact on environmental pollution for the lower quantiles, while it has a negative impact for higher quantiles. The findings from panel ARDL models confirm that the income level of a country’s tourist arrival has positive and negative impacts on economic growth and emissions, respectively. Given these results, these findings provide information to take the necessary actions to ensure sustainable tourism development, i.e., the expansion of the tourism industry without harming the environment in the Mediterranean countries.
AB - This paper is the first of its kind to measure the income level of a country’s tourist arrival and empirically examine its impact on economic growth and environmental pollution in a sample of eight Mediterranean countries. The paper undertakes annual data from 1995 to 2014 and employs quantile regression models, autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) estimations, and a heterogeneity causality test. The empirical results show that the income level of a country’s tourist arrival, across all quantiles, plays an important role in promoting economic development. However, the role of the income level of a country’s tourist arrival on environmental pollution varies with the changes in quantiles. More specifically, income level of a country’s tourist arrival has a positive impact on environmental pollution for the lower quantiles, while it has a negative impact for higher quantiles. The findings from panel ARDL models confirm that the income level of a country’s tourist arrival has positive and negative impacts on economic growth and emissions, respectively. Given these results, these findings provide information to take the necessary actions to ensure sustainable tourism development, i.e., the expansion of the tourism industry without harming the environment in the Mediterranean countries.
KW - Economic growth
KW - Environmental pollution
KW - Income level of tourist arrivals
KW - Mediterranean region
KW - Panel ARDL estimations
KW - Quantile regression models
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U2 - 10.3390/su11082296
DO - 10.3390/su11082296
M3 - Article
VL - 11
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Sustainability
JF - Sustainability
SN - 2071-1050
IS - 8
M1 - 2296
ER -