@techreport{Freytag2007Biodiversity,
abstract = {We analyze whether biodiversity is increasing the receipts of tourism and beneficial for Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The underlying assumption is that a rich biodiversity provides a comparative advantage for most LDCs. We use a simple trade theory framework. The model is supported by an empirical analysis. The main findings are that first LDCs seem to have a comparative advantage in (sustainable) tourism, that second incidence of birds as the probably best explored taxonomic group has a positive impact on inbound tourism receipts per capita, and that third the rate of endangered to total birds is negatively influencing tourism receipts.},
address = {Jena},
author = {Andreas Freytag and Christoph Vietze},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {F18; Q26; tourism; economic growth; biodiversity conservation; Biodiversit\"{a}t; \"{O}ko-Tourismus; Komparativer Kostenvorteil; Tourismuswirtschaft; Entwicklungsl\"{a}nder},
language = {eng},
number = {2007,012},
publisher = {Universit\"{a}t Jena und Max-Planck-Institut f\"{u}r \"{O}konomik},
title = {Biodiversity, international tourism and development},
type = {Jena economic research papers},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/25586},
year = {2007}
}
