1,720,968 research outputs found
Tourism competitiveness in the Caribbean
Get PDFIncludes bibliographyThis article analyses the main determinants of competitiveness in the Caribbean tourism stay-over industry using panel data for the period 1995-2006, based on an augmented version of an empirical model by Craigwell (2007). The ex post measure of competitiveness used is the share of world outbound tourists from Canada, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America arriving in a Caribbean destination. The study finds evidence that Caribbean tourism competitiveness can be enhanced through policy measures that favour, among others, increases in investment, private sector development, better infrastructure, lower government consumption, a more flexible labour market, reduced vulnerability to natural disasters, higher human development and slow rises in oil prices. This article is an attempt to fill the gap on econometric research relating to tourism competitiveness for the Caribbean region
La competitividad del turismo en el Caribe
Get PDFIncluye BibliografíaSe analizan los principales determinantes de la competitividad en el sector caribeño del alojamiento turístico sobre datos de panel del período 1995-2006, basados en una versión ampliada de un modelo empírico diseñado por Craigwell (2007). La medida de competitividad utilizada a posteriori corresponde al porcentaje de turistas del Canadá, los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido e Irlanda del Norte que llegan a un destino caribeño. Se constata que la competitividad del turismo en el Caribe puede mejorar con medidas de política que favorezcan, entre otros, el aumento de las inversiones, el desarrollo del sector privado, el mejoramiento de infraestructuras, una reducción del consumo gubernamental, la flexibilización del mercado laboral, una menor vulnerabilidad ante los desastres naturales, un mayor desarrollo humano y alzas lentas en el precio del petróleo. Se pretende aquí cubrir el vacío de la investigación econométrica respecto de la competitividad del turismo en la región del Carib
New evidence on aid effectiveness: assessing the links between economic growth, volatility and aid
Get PDFJournal of Development Economics
No full textWe examine the relationship between openness and per-capita income using cross-country data from 126 countries. We find that trade leads to a higher standard of living in flexible economies, but not in rigid economies. Business regulation, especially on firm entry, is more important than financial development, higher education, or rule of law as a complementary policy to trade liberalization. Specifically, after controlling for the standard determinants of per-capita income, our results imply that a 1% increase in trade is associated with more than a one-half percent rise in per-capita income in economies that facilitate firm entry, but has no positive income effects in more rigid economies. The findings are consistent with Schumpeterian "creative destruction", which highlights the importance of new business entry in economic performance, and with previous firm-level studies showing that the beneficial effects of trade liberalization come largely from an intra-sectoral reallocation of resources.
Trade, regulations, and growth
Get PDFTrade does not stimulate growth in economies with excessive business and labor regulations. The authors examine the effect of openness on growth using cross-country regressions in both levels and changes. Results from the levels regressions imply that increased openness is associated with a lower standard of living in heavily-regulated economies. Growth regressions confirm that the effect of increased trade on growth is absent in these countries. The authors also find that once they control for the effect of trade on growth in heavily regulated economies, the evidence that trade positively affects growth is stronger than has been found in previous studies. Excessive regulations restrict growth because resources are prevented from moving into the most productive sectors and to the most efficient firms following liberalization. In addition, in highly regulated economies, increased trade is more likely to occur in the wrong goods-that is, goods where comparative advantage does not lie. The results imply that countries must create a sound business environment before trade can be used as an engine of growth.Public Health Promotion,Environmental Economics&Policies,Payment Systems&Infrastructure,Economic Theory&Research,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research,Governance Indicators,TF054105-DONOR FUNDED OPERATION ADMINISTRATION FEE INCOME AND EXPENSE ACCOUNT,Achieving Shared Growth
Trade, Regulations, and Growth
No full textTrade does not stimulate growth in
economies with excessive business and labor regulations. The
authors examine the effect of openness on growth using
cross-country regressions in both levels and changes.
Results from the levels regressions imply that increased
openness is associated with a lower standard of living in
heavily-regulated economies. Growth regressions confirm that
the effect of increased trade on growth is absent in these
countries. The authors also find that once they control for
the effect of trade on growth in heavily regulated
economies, the evidence that trade positively affects growth
is stronger than has been found in previous studies.
Excessive regulations restrict growth because resources are
prevented from moving into the most productive sectors and
to the most efficient firms following liberalization. In
addition, in highly regulated economies, increased trade is
more likely to occur in the wrong goods-that is, goods where
comparative advantage does not lie. The results imply that
countries must create a sound business environment before
trade can be used as an engine of growth
Tourism for Economic Development in Africa
Get PDFTourism should be a growing area of economic potential and interest to African countries. Tourism development in Africa could be pursued within an overall services development strategy that builds complementarities and linkages with other productive sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing and that contributes to jobs and exports. Given the complexity of Africa's development challenges and the necessity to create formal jobs to reduce poverty, as illustrated in the African Union Agenda 2063, African countries should exploit all economic opportunities including harnessing the potential of tourism as a driver for economic growth and sustainable development. Policies are needed in four key areas in Africa to foster the development of tourism: improving tourism competitiveness, engaging in source market diversification, developing "brand" or niche tourism with local community involvement and integrating into the global tourism value chain, through greater use of ICT.
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
- …
