Health care and tourism: Evidence from Singapore

被引：46

作者：

Lee, Chew Ging ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nottingham, Sch Business, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul, Malaysia

来源：

TOURISM MANAGEMENT | 2010年 / 31卷 / 04期

关键词：

Health care; International tourism; Singapore; AUTOREGRESSIVE TIME-SERIES; UNIT-ROOT; DEMAND;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tourman.2009.05.002

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

This research note analyses the role of the health care sector in international tourism and the impact of international tourism on the state of health care in Singapore. The results suggest that there is a long-run unidirectional causality from health care to international tourism. The effect of health care on international tourism is positive. However, in the short-run, the results also indicate that there is no causality between these two variables. It is concluded that the current efforts of the Singaporean government to establish Singapore as a leading medical hub will attract more inbound tourists in the long-run. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：486 / 488

页数：3

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