- Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Business Kaynaklar Campus 35390 Buca Izmir TURKEY
Atacan Eşari Yılmaz
Dokuz Eylül University, Economics, Graduate Student
The role of tourism industry on economic growth is examined in this paper for our sample countries for period of 2004:1-2013:2. The tourism-led growth hypothesis is not confirmed completely. The impact of tourism industry on economic... more
The role of tourism industry on economic growth is examined in this paper for our sample countries for period of 2004:1-2013:2. The tourism-led growth hypothesis is not confirmed completely. The impact of tourism industry on economic growth is showed in some steps. The relationship between these steps are supported by SPSS results. These results demonstrate that tourism has an indirect impact on economic growt not direct. It is not possible to see the direct affect of tourism on economic growth(GDP). GDP is a broad area, there are more factors that influence it.