Do travel visa requirements impede tourist travel?

被引：5
作者：
Lawson R.A. [1 ]
Roychoudhury S. [2 ]
机构：
[1] O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom, Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 75275, TX
[2] School of Management and Leadership, Capital University, Columbus, 43209, OH
来源：
Journal of Economics and Finance | 2016年 / 40卷 / 4期
关键词：
Economic freedom; Globalization; Tourism; Travel; Travel visas;
D O I：
10.1007/s12197-015-9343-5
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摘要：
Yes. Using a travel visa data set developed by Lawson and Lemke (2012) and travel flow data from the World Bank and the UN’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), we investigate the deterrent effect of travel visa requirements on travel flows. At the aggregate level, a one standard deviation more severe travel visa regime, as measured, is associated with a 30 % decrease in inbound travel. At the bilateral level, having a travel visa requirement on a particular country is associated with a 70 % reduction in inbound travel from that country. The gains associated with eliminating travel visas appear to be very large. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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