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Examining the impact of visa restrictions on international tourist flows using panel data: Un análisis con datos de panel

Vicente J. Pallardó-lópezFrancisco Requena-silventeAndrés Artal-tur

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gravity modelEconomics and EconometricsSouth asiavisa restrictions05 social sciencesHospitality management studiesDeveloping countrydeveloping countriesInternational economicsCountry of originpanel dataGravity model of trade0502 economics and businessDevelopment economicsInternational tourismBusiness050207 economics050212 sport leisure & tourismTourismPanel data

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Using newly panel data on visa restrictions for the years 2000 and 2010 in a theory-grounded gravity model, we find a robust, causal negative impact of visa restrictions on international tourist flows. By destination, the detrimental impact of this type of barrier is observed for tourists going to developing countries (with the exception of East and South Asia), but not for those to developed ones. By country of origin of tourists, the impact of visa restrictions appears to be the same for tourists coming from developed and developing countries. These findings have important consequences in policy terms for tourism management at a regional level.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-11-01Estudios de economía
https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-52862016000200005