Testing the tourism led growth hypothesis: A nonsensical exercise?

Authors

  • Jose Francisco Perles-Ribes Economics of Innovation and AI Research Group, Instituto de Economía Internacional, University of Alicante, Spain. Email: jose.perles@ua.es https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7587-8035
  • Luis Moreno-Izquierdo Economics of Innovation and AI Research Group, Instituto de Economía Internacional, University of Alicante, Spain. Email: luis.moreno@ua.es https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3260-5883

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v38i.3637

Keywords:

Tourism Led Growth Hypothesis, Tourism Led Genuine Economic Development Hypothesis, Tourism as Optimal Choice Hypothesis

Abstract

The Tourism-Led Growth Hypothesis (TLGH) posits a fundamental area of research, explored in hundreds of papers elucidating the relationship between tourism activity and economic growth. However, proposing the TLGH is not logical as the bidirectional relationship between tourism and economic growth is theoretically undeniable. In this paper, we advocate for a shift in the study perspective towards more ambitious hypotheses that extends the TLGH, which can be summarized in the Tourism as Optimal Choice Hypothesis (TOCH) and the Tourism-Led Genuine Economic Development Hypothesis (TLGDH).

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Published

2024-08-01

How to Cite

Perles-Ribes, J. F. ., & Moreno-Izquierdo, L. . (2024). Testing the tourism led growth hypothesis: A nonsensical exercise?. European Journal of Tourism Research, 38, 3817. https://doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v38i.3637

Issue

Vol. 38 (2024): European Journal of Tourism Research

Section

Research papers

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