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International Tourism And Economic Growth In Thailand Cointegration And The Granger Causality

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  • Anothai HARASARN

    (Faculty of Management Science Khon Kaen University Khon Kaen)

  • Surachai CHANCHARAT

    (Faculty of Management Science Khon Kaen University Khon Kaen)

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The purpose of this paper was to investigate long run and short run relationship between income and tourism demand focused on an econometric model test Moreover this paper filled the gap in research as it compared the relationship between tourists from five important countries who visited Thailand as a destination country The Engle and Granger cointegration method was used to explore the relationship between income and tourism demand Before testing researchers proved causality between income and tourism demand using the Granger causality test for the annual data from 1981 to 2012 in regards to five important countries related to Thailand tourism The results of the cointegration test indicated that there was a long run relationship between tourists arrivals and income The short run relationship indicated that Korean tourists have the fastest speed of adjustment the most loyalty to Thailand tourism while Chinese tourists have the slowest one Moreover empirical evidence showed that England has a bidirectional relationship A unidirectional relationship growth leads tourism in Japan and Korea In contrast tourism leads growth in China This study identified that there was no causality relationship with Malaysia These finding are important for policy makers who formulate tourism policy to enhance tourism development and economic growth

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  • Anothai HARASARN & Surachai CHANCHARAT, 2014. "International Tourism And Economic Growth In Thailand Cointegration And The Granger Causality," Journal of Advanced Research in Management, ASERS Publishing, vol. 5(2), pages 237-248.
    • Handle: RePEc:srs:jemt00:v:5:y:2014:i:2:p:237-248
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    1. Naradda Gamage, Sisira Kumara & Kumudumali, S. H. T. & Otamurodov, Shavkat, 2020. "The Nexus between Tourism and Economic Growth: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Directions," MPRA Paper 104086, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Katarzyna Kozicka & Romuald Szopa, 2016. "Managing Of The Tourist Destinations Offer Based On The Dynamics And The Forecast Of Tourist Movement," Polish Journal of Management Studies, Czestochowa Technical University, Department of Management, vol. 14(2), pages 127-136, December.

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