Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/194247 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Citation: 
[Journal:] Estudios de Economía [ISSN:] 0718-5286 [Volume:] 43 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía [Place:] Santiago de Chile [Year:] 2016 [Pages:] 265-279
Publisher: 
Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía, Santiago de Chile
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
International tourism
visa restrictions
panel data
gravity model
developing countries
JEL: 
F10
F15
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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