Browsing Finance & Economics by Subject "Tourism"

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    • Is tourism in Lebanon subject to permanent or transitory exogenous shocks? 

      Bassil, Charbel; Saleh, Ali Salman; Anwar, Sajid ( Cognizant Communication Corporation , 2014 , Article)
      The tourism industry makes a significant contribution to Lebanese gross domestic product (GDP). Lebanon has been rocked by political instability and regional conflicts over the past several decades. These exogenous shocks ...

    • Tourism, terrorism and political violence in Tunisia: Evidence from Markov-switching models 

      Lanouar C.; Goaied M. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)
      This study investigates the impact of terrorist attacks and political violence on the number of tourist arrivals and overnight stays in Tunisia. The dataset employed consists of monthly data that covers the period from ...

    • Why Gulf Rentier Economies Must Pursue Economic Diversification 

      Khalifa, Ahmed A.; Ibrahim, Abdul-Jalil ( Springer , 2020 , Book chapter)
      Within the mandate of their national visions, GCC countries have announced several strategies to expand their manufacturing, tourism and financial activities (economic diversification). However, the path towards the ultimate ...