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Dynamic implications of tourism and environmental quality

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  • Bazoumana Ouattara
  • Agustín Pérez‐Barahona
  • Eric Strobl

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Many studies draw attention to the rising number of tourists seeking destinations in environmental hotspots. However, it is also recognized that tourism activities significantly deteriorate the environment. Our paper investigates the dynamic interaction between tourism and environmental quality, focusing on its effect on the development of tourism‐driven economies. We use a theoretical model to study the dynamic implications of this interaction. In this respect, we point out the role played by environmental maintenance activities and ecotourism. Ecotourism allows the economy to improve welfare in the long‐term, but we identify a social cost regarding current generations’ welfare. Finally, the existence of imbalance effects between tourism infrastructures and environmental quality provides new insights into the transitional dynamics of tourism destinations.

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  • Bazoumana Ouattara & Agustín Pérez‐Barahona & Eric Strobl, 2019. "Dynamic implications of tourism and environmental quality," Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory, vol. 21(2), pages 241-264, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jpbect:v:21:y:2019:i:2:p:241-264
    DOI: 10.1111/jpet.12330
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    1. Lin Li & Tong Liu & Subo Xu & Zhiwei Tian, 2021. "Evaluation on sustainable development of forest tourism in Heilongjiang Province, China," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(9), pages 13382-13402, September.
    2. Kun Wang & Xiangtai Chen & Zhenxian Lei & Songxin Zhao & Xiao Zhou, 2023. "The Effects of Tourism Development on Eco-Environment Resilience and Its Spatio-Temporal Heterogeneity in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-19, November.
    3. Mirela Ștefănică & Christiana Brigitte Sandu & Gina Ionela Butnaru & Alina-Petronela Haller, 2021. "The Nexus between Tourism Activities and Environmental Degradation: Romanian Tourists’ Opinions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-19, August.
    4. Rabah Amir & Joana Resende & Bernard Sinclair‐Desgagné, 2020. "Introduction to the thematic issue on “Regulation in health, environmental and innovation sectors”," Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory, vol. 22(6), pages 1740-1745, December.

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