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Corruption and Tourism: An Empirical Investigation in a Non‐linear Framework
Author(s) -
Saha Shrabani,
Yap Ghialy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.1985
Subject(s) - tourism , language change , panel data , economics , econometrics , linear relationship , empirical research , empirical evidence , public economics , political science , statistics , mathematics , art , philosophy , literature , epistemology , law
This article investigates the effect of corruption on tourism demand for a panel of countries during 1999–2009 by using panel least square and fixed effects regressions. Prior research has considered only the linear effects of corruption on tourism. We examine the relationship between corruption and tourism in a non‐linear framework after controlling for economic and heritage factors. The findings suggest that corruption has a significant effect on tourism demand and that this effect is non‐linear. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.