Imports and tourism expansion: A general equilibrium analysis
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Jean-Jacques Nowak [2] ; Mondher Sahli [3] [1]
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[1] Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
Nueva Zelanda
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[2] Université de Lille, France
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[3] Université de la Polynésie Française, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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- Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 31, Nº. 3, 2025 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Special Focus: QATEM 2023), págs. 557-575
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
There is an ongoing debate within the literature about whether inbound tourism in developing countries contributes positively to national welfare. Most of the existing literature primarily relies on case studies and lacks theoretical frameworks essential for a comprehensive understanding of the role of imported intermediate inputs in tourism development. We aim to fill this gap by presenting a theoretical specific-factor general-equilibrium model of a tourism-exporting economy that incorporates both imported and non-traded intermediate goods. Our findings indicate that the extensive utilization of imported intermediate goods by the tourism industry, as well as other sectors, could potentially increase residents’ real income during a tourism boom. Additionally, our analysis reveals deviations from some standard results of the “beach disease” model. Lastly, we shed light on the complexity of the consequences of tourism expansion on income distribution, which prove to be more intricate than commonly believed. This underscores the need for a deeper understanding of the multifaceted dynamics involved in analyzing the connections between imports and tourism expansion.
