Naslov
Tourism and Inequality in European Union

Autori
Matošević Radić, Mijana

Izvornik
International journal of business and management studies (1309-8047) 03 (2014), 03; 481-492

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Tourism ; Inequality ; Gini coefficient ; Lorenz curve ; European union

Sažetak
Tourism has a growing importance in the world economy and it has become especially important in European countries. In the European Union according to the World Tourism Organization in 2012 realized 38.7% of total international tourist arrivals and 34.2% of total international tourism receipts, which allowed the European Union to become the most visited tourist region in the world. But Europe is also the most important outbound market in the world. In the same year, Europeans have made more than half of total international tourism expenditure in the world. These data emphasize that the European Union compared with other regions of the world has the greatest possibility of achieving a well-known positive effects of tourism on economic growth and welfare. However, the structure of realized international tourism receipts and expenditures shows a significant inequality in their distribution among countries that may constitute potential threat to minimize the positive effects of tourism. This paper aims to research the inequality of international tourism receipts and expenditure distribution in the European Union. To analyze the differences in the distribution of international tourism receipts and expenditure, was used a standard measure of economic inequality - the Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve. The main results of this research demonstrate that the inequality of international tourism receipts and expenditure distribution in the European Union decreases. It suggests two conclusions. There are more and more Member States (and its citizens) who have the opportunity to benefit from the development of tourism by exploiting the positive effects of tourism on economic development. On the other hand, a growing number of European Union citizens who realized discretionary income, use it in tourism spending, and thus engaging in international tourist flows.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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