Open AccessAn Examination of Exchange Rates on Foreign Tourist Flows into ASEAN-3
Author(s) -
Fitra Prasapawidya Purna,
Aris Munandar,
Rein Pong Bija
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jejak (jurnal ekonomi dan kebijakan)/jejak
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2460-5123
pISSN - 1979-715X
DOI - 10.15294/jejak.v14i2.30417
Subject(s) - depreciation (economics) , tourism , exchange rate , currency , foreign exchange , per capita income , international economics , business , index (typography) , economics , per capita , monetary economics , geography , profit (economics) , capital formation , world wide web , computer science , microeconomics , population , demography , archaeology , sociology , financial capital
This research aims to analyze the effect of exchange rates on foreign tourist flows in ASEAN-3. A fixed-effect model is used to estimate data from three ASEAN countries, namely: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand from 1995 to 2016. The result shows that the exchange rate has a significant positive effect on foreign tourist flow. In other words, the depreciation of domestic currency increasing foreign tourist flow. Other control variables such as income per capita, HIV prevalence, trade, and consumer price index significantly affect a different sign.