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Valuing Benefits of Tourism Activities in Nara Prefecture: An Application of the Kuhn–Tucker Model

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  • Tadahiro Okuyama

    (Faculty of Economics, Department of Regional Policy, University of Nagasaki, 123 Kawashimo-cho, Sasebo, Nagasaki 858-8580, Japan)

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Benefit measurements have been performed on tourism activities on the basis of demand theory or random utility theory. Recently, the Kuhn–Tucker model (KTM), which can measure more flexible patterns of preferences, has been used for benefit measurement. The purpose of this study is to measure the benefits of tourism activities in Nara Prefecture by the KTM and examine the features of the model by comparing it with the demand-based approach (DBA) and the random utility model (RUM). The benefit ranges measured by the DBA, RUM and KTM methods are 4,659–42, 874, 236–10, 06 and 289–37, 670 yen, respectively. Finally, the World Heritage Sites have larger benefits than the other sites.

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  • Tadahiro Okuyama, 2012. "Valuing Benefits of Tourism Activities in Nara Prefecture: An Application of the Kuhn–Tucker Model," Tourism Economics, , vol. 18(2), pages 393-412, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:toueco:v:18:y:2012:i:2:p:393-412
    DOI: 10.5367/te.2012.0111
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