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The hidden geography of tourism firm spending: tracking economic leakages with firm-to-firm transactions

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  • Srhoj, Stjepan
  • Mikulić, Josip

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Tourism influences local economies through direct, indirect, and induced effects. Using novel firm-to-firm transaction data, we shed light on tourism's indirect effects. We find that tourism firms primarily source inputs locally or from the capital, with limited purchases from distant, poorer regions. While direct imports by tourism firms are relatively small, indirect imports-those embedded in supply chains-are substantial, comprising 54.2% of total supplier costs. Our findings suggest that overlooking indirect imports may lead to an overestimation of tourism's true economic contribution.

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  • Srhoj, Stjepan & Mikulić, Josip, 2025. "The hidden geography of tourism firm spending: tracking economic leakages with firm-to-firm transactions," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1577, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:glodps:1577
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    Keywords

    firm-to-firm transaction data; economic leakages; supplier spending; indirect imports; local economic impact;
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    JEL classification:

    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure

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