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Title Asymmetric impacts of technology innovation and environmental quality on tourism development in emerging economies
ID_Doc 35727
Authors Zhang, Q; Chen, JP; Guan, WM; Wang, YJ; Ahmed, M
Title Asymmetric impacts of technology innovation and environmental quality on tourism development in emerging economies
Year 2022
Published Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja, 35, 1
DOI 10.1080/1331677X.2021.2023027
Abstract Tourism development contributes to higher economic output and is highly integrated with environmental quality and associated technologies. Although many studies explore the impact of tourism on carbon emissions; however, little is known regarding the effects of environmental pollution and technology innovation on tourism growth. Therefore, this study examines the impact of technology innovation and environmental pollution on inbound tourism in emerging economies. In doing so, we employ a recently developed panel quantiles regression and found that technology innovation and economic growth stimulate inbound tourism while increasing emissions limit tourist arrivals. These effects are not equally observed across all quantiles. Particularly, the impact of technology innovation is highest at higher quantiles, while the impact of the emissions is highest at lower quantiles. These results suggest that inbound tourism is asymmetrically affected by technology innovation and environmental quality of host destinations. Hence, emerging economies should encourage sustainable tourism by integrating green technologies and minimizing ecological hazards.
Author Keywords Technology innovation; environmental pollution; tourism development; panel quantile regression
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000739709200001
WoS Category Economics
Research Area Business & Economics
PDF https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1331677X.2021.2023027?needAccess=true
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