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A note on the human capital and tourism growth nexus: a semi-parametric approach

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  • Michael Polemis
  • Dr Aikaterina Oikonomou

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We investigate the impact of human capital on tourism growth by using a semi-parametric fixed effects estimator developed in Baltagi and Li (2002). The results shed new light on the existing literature since they unveil strong non-linear effects of human capital on tourism growth. Furthermore, we uncover a non-monotonic “ M-shaped †curve between human capital and growth when we impose the assumption of imperfect labor substitutability.

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  • Michael Polemis & Dr Aikaterina Oikonomou, 2022. "A note on the human capital and tourism growth nexus: a semi-parametric approach," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 11(2), pages 79-87.
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