The economic efficiency of the tourism industry: a global comparison

• Sharon Hadad ^[2] ; Yossi Hadad ^[2] ; Miki Malul ^[1] ; Mosi Rosenboim ^[1]
  1. [1] Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

     Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

     Israel

     
  2. [2] Sami Shamoon College of Engineering

     Sami Shamoon College of Engineering

     Israel

     
• Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 18, Nº. 5, 2012, págs. 931-940
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Although the measurement of efficiency and productivity in the tourism industry at the micro level has been the subject of considerable research in recent years, there has been little research at the macro level. Using data envelopment analysis, this paper analyses the efficiency of the tourism sector in 105 countries, including 34 developed and 71 developing countries. It finds that globalization and accessibility are critical for the efficiency of the tourism sector in developing countries and that labour productivity may be a good proxy for the efficiency of the aggregate tourism industry.