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Effects of Tourism on Community Economic Well-Being and Heterogeneity of Local Destinations: Evidence From a Developed Tourist Market

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  • Germà Bel

    (Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.)

  • Lluís Colomés-Barbarà

    (Aiball Lovelace, Spain.)

  • Ferran A. Mazaira-Font

    (Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.)

Abstract

Unease with tourism has spread to many areas with large populations, and local governments are implementing or discussing measures to reduce tourist intensity. The metropolitan-based narrative about the negative externalities of tourism has often been projected onto all types of destinations. Our research empirically analyzes whether the effects on community well-being are as homogeneous as anti-tourism narratives assume, in a heterogeneous and mature tourism market. We find that in both larger and smaller municipalities, tourism increases inequality, although to a limited extent. However, the effects on per capita income and on housing rental prices differ greatly. Government should avoid a "one-size-fits-all" approach when considering tourism policies.

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  • Germà Bel & Lluís Colomés-Barbarà & Ferran A. Mazaira-Font, 2025. "Effects of Tourism on Community Economic Well-Being and Heterogeneity of Local Destinations: Evidence From a Developed Tourist Market," IREA Working Papers 202506, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ira:wpaper:202506
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