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Urban–rural income disparity and inbound tourism: spatial evidence from China
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Shi, W and Luo, M and Jin, M and Cheng, SK and Li, KX, Urban-rural income disparity and inbound tourism: spatial evidence from China, Tourism Economics, 26, (7) pp. 1231-1247. ISSN 1354-8166 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/1354816619872035
Abstract
The challenging concern regarding how the benefits of inbound tourism can be evenly distributed, especially among urban and rural individuals, has received considerable attention in China. To address this concern, a spatial econometrics approach is used to estimate the spillover effects of inbound tourism on urban–rural income disparity (URID). An empirical analysis using the spatial Durbin model was conducted for 31 Chinese provinces covering the period from 2003 to 2017. Our findings suggest that at the national level, local inbound tourism significantly reduces the local URID, while neighboring inbound tourism significantly increases the local URID. At the regional level, the role of inbound tourism in reducing the local URID is only detected in the western region. The spillover effects of inbound tourism are positive and significant in the eastern/northeastern region but
negative in the western region. In general, these findings provide insights into the importance of interregional tourism policies and strategies for inbound tourism development in China.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | inbound tourism, Moran's I, spatial Durbin model, urban-rural income disparity |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Transportation, logistics and supply chains |
Research Field: | Road transportation and freight services |
Objective Division: | Commercial Services and Tourism |
Objective Group: | Tourism services |
Objective Field: | Economic issues in tourism |
UTAS Author: | Shi, W (Dr Wenming Shi) |
UTAS Author: | Cheng, SK (Dr Seu Keow Cheng) |
ID Code: | 134694 |
Year Published: | 2020 (online first 2019) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 12 |
Deposited By: | Maritime and Logistics Management |
Deposited On: | 2019-08-29 |
Last Modified: | 2022-11-21 |
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