Tourism competitiveness and corruption: a cross-country analysis

Jayoti Das ^[1] ; Cassandra di Rienzo ^[1]
1. [1] Elon University
  
  Elon University
  
  Estados Unidos
Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 16, Nº. 3, 2010, págs. 477-492
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- No prior research has considered the role corruption plays in a country's ability to compete globally in the tourism industry. Using the 2008 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index, a comprehensive measure of tourism competitiveness developed by the World Economic Forum, the 2006 Corruption Perception Index published by Transparency International and data from 119 countries, this study provides evidence that a reduction in corruption levels impacts positively on the level of tourism competitiveness across nations. The study also finds that the marginal gain in tourism competitiveness from a reduction in corruption levels is greater for developing countries than for developed countries.