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The Contribution of Sustainable Tourism to Economic Growth and Employment in Pakistan

International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019-10, Vol.16 (19), p.3785 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    The Contribution of Sustainable Tourism to Economic Growth and Employment in Pakistan
  • Author: Manzoor, Faiza ; Wei, Longbao ; Asif, Muhammad ; Haq, Muhammad Zia ul ; Rehman, Hafiz ur
  • Subjects: Community ; Dependency theory ; Developed countries ; Developing countries ; Economic conditions ; Economic development ; Economic growth ; Economics ; Employment ; GDP ; Gross Domestic Product ; LDCs ; Modernization ; Mountains ; Poverty ; Production methods ; Studies ; Sustainable tourism ; Technology transfer ; Tourism ; Valleys
  • Is Part Of: International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019-10, Vol.16 (19), p.3785
  • Description: In the global economy, tourism is one of the most noticeable and growing sectors. Thissector plays an important role in boosting a nation’s economy. An increase in tourism flow canbring positive economic outcomes to the nations, especially in gross domestic product (GDP) andemployment opportunities. In South Asian countries, the tourism industry is an engine ofeconomic development and GDP growth. This study investigates the impact of tourism onPakistan’s economic growth and employment. The period under study was from 1990 to 2015. Tocheck whether the variables under study were stationary, augmented Dickey–Fuller andPhillips–Perron unit root tests were applied. A regression technique and Johansen cointegrationapproach were employed for the analysis of data. The key finding of this study shows that there isa positive and significant impact of tourism on Pakistan’s economic growth as well as employmentsector and there is also a long‐run relationship among the variables under study. This studysuggests that legislators should focus on the policies with special emphasis on the promotion oftourism due to its great potential throughout the country. Policy implications of this recent studyand future research suggestions are also mentioned.
  • Publisher: Basel: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1660-4601
    ISSN: 1661-7827
    EISSN: 1660-4601
    DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16193785
    PMID: 31597376
  • Source: GFMER Free Medical Journals
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    ProQuest Central
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