Portuguese Tourism Demand: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis


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  • Nuno Carlos Leitão

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This article considers the determinants of Portuguese tourism demand for the period 2004-2013. The econometric methodology uses a panel unit root test and the dynamic panel data (GMM-system estimator). The different techniques of panel unit root (Levin, Lin and Chu & Im, Pesaran and Shin W-stat & ADF - Fisher Chi-square) show that the variables used in this panel are stationary. The dynamic model proves that tourism demand is a dynamic process. The variables relative prices, income per capita, human capital and government spending encourage international tourism demand for PortugalKeywords: Tourism demand, dynamic panel data, panel unit root test, Portugal.JEL Classifications: C33; F10; H62

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2015-07-15

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Leitão, N. C. (2015). Portuguese Tourism Demand: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 5(3), 673–677. Retrieved from https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/1285

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