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Quantitative Tourism Industry Analysis

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ISBN-10: 0750684992

ISBN-13: 9780750684996

Edition: 2008

Authors: Tadayuki Hara

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The tourism industry, like any other, needs to be able to be measured - Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA) is the methodology that is used to do just that. In this book, Hara explains that the key for understanding the TSA, is to acquire basic knowledge of two economic models Input Output (I-O) model and Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) model - on which the TSA structure is based. By taking that route, readers may enjoy unexpected dividends along the way, such as a basic understanding of the application of various economic impact analyses. Quantitative Tourism Industry Analysis is the first book of this kind to deal with input-output, social accounting matrix in a way that readers from a…    
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Book details

List price: $120.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/15/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 268
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English

Dedication
Epigraph
Preface
Introduction to Tourism as an Industry
Relative position of the tourism industry in national and regional economies
Difficulty in measuring tourism as an industry
Unique characteristics of the economic impact of the tourism industry
Problems for chapter 1
References and further reading
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Tourism Industry Analysis
Overview of academic research for hospitality and tourism
Overview of analytical research
Qualitative method
Quantitative methods
Nonstochastic (deterministic) model
Chapter 2 problems
References and further reading
Input-Output Model and its Application
Brief history
Conceptual introduction to simple input-output modeling
Structure of input-output transaction table
Steps from transaction table to Leontief inverse matrix
Multiplier calculations in the input-output framework
Structural limitations of input-output modeling
Applications of impact studies
Varieties of additional concepts on input-output modeling
Questions from students
Chapter 3 problems
References and further reading
Social Accounting Matrix Model and its Application
Brief history
Conceptual introduction to simple modeling of social accounting matrix
Structure of the social accounting matrix table
Economic impact analysis using social accounting matrix
Applications of social accounting matrix for impact studies
Questions from students
Chapter 4 problems
References and further reading
Introduction to Tourism Satellite Accounts
Brief history
Some key concepts
General compositions tourism satellite accounts
Tourism satellite accounts case studies
Discussions from students
Chapter 5 problems
References and further reading
Future Directions and Explorations
Poverty alleviation effects of tourism as an industry
Modeling environmental effect of industrial activities
Summary
Chapter 6 problems
References and further reading
List of Abbreviations
Index