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Tourism and financial development in South Africa: A trivariate approach

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  • Musakwa, Mercy T
  • Odhiambo, Nicholas M

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In this study, we examine the causal relationship between tourism and financial development in South Africa using data from 1995 to 2017. The study attempts to establish if financial development Granger-cause tourism in South Africa? Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach and ECM-based Granger causality test were used to examine the link. When broad money was used as a proxy for financial development, a unidirectional causality from tourism to financial development was found in the short and the long run. However, when domestic credit provided by financial sector and market capitalisation of domestic listed companies were used as proxies, a bidirectional causal effect was confirmed in the short run and a unidirectional causal relationship from financial development to tourism in the long run. The results confirm the reinforcing effect between tourism and financial development in the short run with financial development taking the centre stage in the long run.

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  • Musakwa, Mercy T & Odhiambo, Nicholas M, 2022. "Tourism and financial development in South Africa: A trivariate approach," Working Papers 29826, University of South Africa, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:uza:wpaper:29826
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    Financial development; tourism; South Africa; real effective exchange rate; ECM-based causality testing;
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