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| Title: | | Biodiversity, international tourism and development  |
| Authors: | | Freytag, Andreas Vietze, Christoph |
| Issue Date: | | 2007 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Jena economic research papers 2007,012 |
| 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. |
| Subjects: | | tourism economic growth biodiversity conservation |
| JEL: | | F18 Q26 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Jena Economic Research Papers, MPI für Ökonomik
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