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The impact of a new airport on international tourism: the case of Ragusa (Sicily)

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  • Francesco David

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Giuseppe Saporito

    (Bank of Italy)

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Airports play a crucial role in connecting places and boosting local economic development; notwithstanding this, empirical evidence on the subject is relatively limited. This paper estimates the impact of a new airport in Ragusa, in southeastern Sicily, on international tourism flows in the area, using a synthetic control approach. Connecting by air a relatively peripheral and isolated area of Sicily with a high tourism potential has made it possible to increase by about one fifth the number of nights spent by foreign tourists (for over 5,100 additional nights), generating �434 thousand more in tourist expenditure per month.

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  • Francesco David & Giuseppe Saporito, 2017. "The impact of a new airport on international tourism: the case of Ragusa (Sicily)," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 412, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
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    • R40 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - General
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism

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