The Tourism Sector and U.S. Regional Macroeconomic Stability: A Network Approach
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Methods
3.1. Data Source
3.2. Data Categories
3.3. Data Analysis
4. Results
5. Discussion and Conclusions
Limitations and Future Studies
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Authors | Article | Year |
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Kort, J. | Regional economic instability and industrial diversification | 1981 |
Barro, R. J., Sala-i-Martin, X. | Convergence across states and regions | 1991 |
Baum et al. | A review of tourism workforce | 2016 |
Bellini et al. | Tourism and regional economic resilience | 2017 |
Blanchard et al. | Regional economic evolutions | 1992 |
Elmo et al. | Sustainability in tourism as innovation driver | 2020 |
Garcia-Mila, T., McGuire, T.J. | Industrial mix as a factor in the growth and variability of states’ economies | 1993 |
Glaeser et al. | Economic growth in cities | 1992 |
Hill et al. | Regional economic resilience | 2008 |
Hjalager, A.M. | Economic Innovation patterns in sustainable tourism | 1997 |
Holladay, P.J. | Destination resilience and sustainable tourism development | 2018 |
Pallares, F.J., Adkisson, R.V. | Industrial diversification on employment growth across states | 2017 |
Proenca, S., Soukiazis, E. | An economic growth factor of tourism | 2008 |
Sirakaya et al. | The impact of tourism employment change in a region | 2002 |
Smeral, E. | A structural view of tourism growth | 2003 |
Solnet et al. | Locational factors for tourism employment | 2014 |
Zhou et al. | Estimating economic impacts of tourism | 1997 |
Model #; # of Observations | Intercept | FG | C | M | T | R2(AIC) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) 51 observations; All 50 states + D.C. | B | −4.428 | 0.051 | 0.474 | 0.101 | 0.414 | 0.513 *** |
SE | 2.017 | 0.074 | 0.270 | 0.069 | 0.084 | ||
t | −2.195 | 0.681 | 1.756 | 1.467 | 4.943 | ||
p | 0.033 | 0.499 | 0.086 | 0.149 | 0.000 | (42.679) | |
(2) 46 observations; Excluding 5 states with gaps in data | B | −2.172 | −0.719 | 0.759 | 0.006 | 0.339 | 0.624 *** |
SE | 2.052 | 0.231 | 0.264 | 0.074 | 0.081 | ||
t | −1.059 | −3.110 | 2.875 | 0.080 | 4.167 | ||
p | 0.296 | 0.003 | 0.006 | 0.936 | 0.000 | (31.640) | |
(3) 36 observations; Substituting only Durable Goods Manufacturing for states reporting it separately | B | −2.442 | −0.654 | 0.817 | −0.006 | 0.352 | 0.659 *** |
SE | 2.249 | 0.431 | 0.369 | 0.084 | 0.107 | ||
t | −1.086 | −1.519 | 2.214 | −0.077 | 3.307 | ||
p | 0.286 | 0.139 | 0.034 | 0.939 | 0.002 | (27.357) | |
(4) 46 observations; Dropping Tourism and running regression with Total Manufacturing | B | 0.741 | −0.984 | 1.222 | −0.096 | 0.465 *** | |
SE | 2.274 | 0.262 | 0.282 | 0.083 | |||
t | 0.333 | −0.544 | 4.329 | −1.163 | |||
p | 0.746 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.251 | (45.887) |
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Min, J.; Agrusa, J.; Lema, J.; Lee, H. The Tourism Sector and U.S. Regional Macroeconomic Stability: A Network Approach. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7543. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187543
Min J, Agrusa J, Lema J, Lee H. The Tourism Sector and U.S. Regional Macroeconomic Stability: A Network Approach. Sustainability. 2020; 12(18):7543. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187543
Chicago/Turabian StyleMin, Jihye, Jerome Agrusa, Joseph Lema, and Harold Lee. 2020. "The Tourism Sector and U.S. Regional Macroeconomic Stability: A Network Approach" Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7543. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187543
APA StyleMin, J., Agrusa, J., Lema, J., & Lee, H. (2020). The Tourism Sector and U.S. Regional Macroeconomic Stability: A Network Approach. Sustainability, 12(18), 7543. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187543