nep-tur New Economics Papers
on Tourism Economics
Issue of 2019‒12‒02
two papers chosen by
Laura Vici
Università di Bologna

  1. Tourism and local growth in Italy By Emanuele Ciani; Raffaello Bronzini; Francesco Montaruli
  2. Tourisme à Marrakech: Locomotive de développement d'une économie en crise. By Hicham Saddou

  1. By: Emanuele Ciani (Bank of Italy); Raffaello Bronzini (Bank of Italy); Francesco Montaruli (Bank of Italy)
    Abstract: Economic theory and the empirical literature are not conclusive on the relationship between tourism and economic growth. In this paper we estimate the impact of foreign tourists’ spending on value added per capita growth in the Italian provinces, using various econometric strategies. The overall results show that the effect is positive and statistically significant, but modest in economic terms. The impact is larger for the less developed provinces, and null for those that showed the highest tourist revenues per inhabitant at the beginning of the period, suggesting that congestion phenomena may occur.
    Keywords: tourism, economic growth, tourism expenditure, beach disease, dynamic panel data, instrumental variables
    JEL: R00 R10 R11 L83
    Date: 2019–10
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bdi:opques:qef_509_19&r=all
  2. By: Hicham Saddou (UCA - Université Cadi Ayyad [Marrakech], Faculté des lettres et Sciences Humaines Marrakech, Université Cadi Ayyad)
    Abstract: Over the last 20 years, few tourist destinations in the world have been appealing as fast as that of Marrakech to the extent that the "destination Morocco" is often confused with the "red city", the case of Marrakech is unique in the world. This is due to a strong willingness and a political commitment to make tourism a locomotive of development of the country. Thus, the tourism sector occupies an important place in the Moroccan economy, given the revenues it generates, the job opportunities it creates and its role in boosting other sectors. In this article, we show how tourism can be a locomotive of development for a region like Marrakech and its economy. To do this, we will first present the geographical and economic situation of the region. We will then expose the data and statistics making the city of Marrakech the first tourist destination in Morocco. The last section of this article will examine the impact of tourism activity on the city's economic sectors.
    Abstract: Sur les 20 dernières années, rares sont les destinations touristiques dans le monde qui ont construit un succès aussi rapide que celui de Marrakech. À tel point que la « destination Maroc » se confond souvent avec celle de la « ville rouge » ; le cas de Marrakech est unique au monde. Derrière cette prouesse, une volonté et un engagement politique pour faire du tourisme une locomotive de développement du pays. Ainsi, le secteur touristique occupe une place importante dans l'économie marocaine, vu les recettes qu'il génère, les emplois qu'il crée et son rôle dans la dynamisation des autres secteurs. Dans cet article, nous démontrons comment le tourisme peut constituer une locomotive de développement pour une région comme celle de Marrakech et pour son économie. Pour ce faire, nous présenterons dans un premier temps la situation géographique et économique de la région. Nous exposerons ensuite les données et les statistiques faisant de la ville de Marrakech la première destination touristique au Maroc. La dernière section de cet article sera consacrée à l'examen des retombées de l'activité touristique sur les secteurs économiques de la ville.
    Keywords: tourism,economic development,Marrakech
    Date: 2019
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-02358450&r=all

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