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The impact of integration policies on tourism industry convergence in the Yangtze River Delta: theoretical mechanism and empirical test

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  • Rui Tang

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This article discusses the influence of integration policies on tourism industry convergence in the Yangtze River Delta based on data from 2011 to 2018. The spatial econometric test indicates that tourism industry development had a positive spatial spillover effect and a strong self-reinforcing effect. The tourism industry demonstrated significant characteristics of $$\beta$$ β convergence and club convergence. The nonlinear time-varying factor model logt test shows that Shanghai and some important tourism cities were in high level convergence clubs, whereas most cities of Anhui Province were in the bottom of the club. The influence mechanism test based on the intermediary effect shows that the integration policies issued by the Yangtze River Delta City Economic Coordination Conference and the Yangtze River Delta Tourism Cooperation Joint Meeting could promote the tourism industry convergence by improving government administrative efficiency, optimizing public resource redistribution, and increasing market potential. The effect of the policies depended on the size of city.

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  • Rui Tang, 2021. "The impact of integration policies on tourism industry convergence in the Yangtze River Delta: theoretical mechanism and empirical test," Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, Springer, vol. 14(2), pages 141-167, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lsprsc:v:14:y:2021:i:2:d:10.1007_s12076-021-00270-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s12076-021-00270-9
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    Keywords

    Tourism industry convergence; Integration policies; The Yangtze River Delta; Club convergence; Influence mechanism;
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    JEL classification:

    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • Z32 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Tourism and Development

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