Data di Pubblicazione:
2016
Citazione:
Fishing for answers? Impacts of marine ecosystem quality on coastal tourism demand / V. Otrachshenko, F. Bosello. - In: TOURISM ECONOMICS. - ISSN 1354-8166. - (2016 Jul). [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract:
This article examines the impact of marine ecosystem quality on inbound coastal tourism in the
Baltic, North Sea, and Mediterranean countries. Using marine protected areas (MPAs) and the
fraction of overexploited species as a proxy for marine ecosystem quality, we apply an autoregressive
distributed lag model in a destination–origin panel setup. The empirical findings suggest
that the presence of MPAs and the fraction of overexploited species have a considerable impact on
inbound coastal tourism. Moreover, the impact of the overexploitation index on tourism is persistent
and its short-term (current) impact constitutes 65% of the long-term impact. The results
underscore the importance of marine ecosystem quality for inbound coastal tourism and its overall
impact that may exceed the impact of tourists’ income. We also find that government performance
is crucial for inbound tourism.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
coastal tourism; government performance; marine ecosystem quality; marine protected area; overexploitation index; panel data
Elenco autori:
V. Otrachshenko, F. Bosello
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