Does internal migration affect Italian domestic tourism? A panel data analysis

• Carla Massidda ^[1] ; Romano Piras ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Cagliari

     University of Cagliari

     Cagliari, Italia

     
• Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 21, Nº. Extra 3 (Special focus: Modelling Tourist Behaviour As A Micro- Macro Nexus), 2015, págs. 581-600
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The authors propose a dynamic panel data investigation into the role of interregional migration in Italian domestic tourism demand, using three panel estimators characterized by different homogeneity assumptions imposed on the parameters. A standard cointegration analysis is performed before proceeding to panel regressions. The results provide ample support for a strong positive relationship between per capita domestic tourism nights and per capita internal migration stock. This evidence extends the migration–tourism nexus, already established at the international level, to the intra-national scale and reinforces the idea that host regions should not overlook the role of migration when designing their tourism policies.