INVESTIGADORES
MONTES ROJAS Gabriel Victorio
artículos
Título:
Foreign informational lobbying can enhance tourism: Evidence from the Caribbean
Autor/es:
GAWANDE, KISHORE; MALONEY, WILLIAM; MONTES ROJAS, GABRIEL VICTORIO
Revista:
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
Editorial:
NORTH-HOLLAND
Referencias:
Año: 2009 vol. 90 p. 267 - 275
ISSN:
0304-3878
Resumen:
There exist legal channels for informational lobbying of US policymakers by foreign principals. Foreign
governments and private sector principals frequently and intensively use this institutional channel to lobby
on trade and tourism issues. This paper empirically studies whether such lobbying effectively achieves its
goal of trade promotion in the context of Caribbean tourism, and suggests the potential for using foreign
lobbying as a vehicle for development. Panel data are used to explore and quantify the association between
foreign lobbying by Caribbean principals and US tourist arrivals to Caribbean destinations. A variety of
sensitivity analyses support the finding of a strong association. The policy implications are obvious and
potentially important for developing countries.
potentially important for developing countries.
potentially important for developing countries.
finding of a strong association. The policy implications are obvious and
potentially important for developing countries.