Assessing the Economic Impact of Tourism
Siriwardana, Mahinda; Meng, Samuel
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Description for Assessing the Economic Impact of Tourism
Hardback. Num Pages: 354 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, 16 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; KCH; KNSG; PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 611.
This book employs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model – a widely used economic model which uses actual data to provide economic analysis and policy assessment – and applies it to economic data on Singapore’s tourism industry. The authors set out to demonstrate how a novice modeller can acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully apply general equilibrium models to tourism studies. The chapters explain how to build a computable general equilibrium model for tourism, how to conduct simulation and, most importantly, how to analyse modelling results. This applied study acts as a modelling book at both introductory and ... Read more
This book employs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model – a widely used economic model which uses actual data to provide economic analysis and policy assessment – and applies it to economic data on Singapore’s tourism industry. The authors set out to demonstrate how a novice modeller can acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully apply general equilibrium models to tourism studies. The chapters explain how to build a computable general equilibrium model for tourism, how to conduct simulation and, most importantly, how to analyse modelling results. This applied study acts as a modelling book at both introductory and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
Number of Pages
354
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319403274
SKU
V9783319403274
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Ref
99-15
About Siriwardana, Mahinda; Meng, Samuel
Samuel Meng is a senior research fellow at the University of New England, Australia. He is an experienced CGE modeller and a specialist in tourism modelling. He has published a number of papers in leading academic journals and won a prestigious Australian Research Council grant with his colleagues in 2012. Mahinda Siriwardana is Professor of Economics at the University of ... Read more
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