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The Economic Impact of Tourism Activity in selected Mediterranean Region

The paper analysis the impact of tourism industry on GDP, employment and capital investments in selected Mediterranean tourism countries (Croatia, Greece, Italy and Spain). The analysis highlights the importance of tourism strength in generating employment It synthesizes data on tourism employment and employment according to educational level and sex. The results show that the quality of human capital is increasing but in the same time indicating gender discrimination in tourism labour market. Finally the paper indicate strong contribution of tourism sector in GDP and total employment in selected countries indicating strong problem of seasonality, especially in Croatia.

tourism impact; tourism contribution; educational level; seasonal employment

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