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The impact of embassies and consulates on tourism

Rafael Llorca-viveroJosé Antonio Martínez-serranoSalvador Gil-pareja

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Estimationbusiness.industryStrategy and ManagementDeveloping countryTransportationSample (statistics)International tradeDevelopmentTourism Leisure and Hospitality ManagementGravity equationEconomic impact analysisBusinessEconomic geographyTourism

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Abstract This paper estimates the effect of embassies and consulates on tourist flows from the G-7 countries. The results indicate that embassies and consulates have a positive and significant effect on tourism that ranges between 15% and 30% depending on the estimation technique. Moreover, the impact is larger for the sample of developing countries. The disaggregated analysis shows that, after controlling for both origin and destination fixed effects, a significant impact is found in the seven origin countries.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2007-04-01Tourism Management
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2006.04.016