Διπλωματικές εργασίες
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Τεκμήριο The effects of tourism on macroeconomic indicators: An insight into Greece(Τ.Ε.Ι. Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, 2018-02) Karavasilis, lordanis; Καραβασίλης, Ιορδάνης; Dasilas, Apostolos; Δασίλας, Απόστολος; Σχολή Διοίκησης και Οικονομίας, Τμήμα Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων; MBA in Hospitality & TourismOver the decades, tourism has become one of the most rapidly growing sectors and one of the largest industries in the world. Moreover, for some countries, tourism is the main instrument for growth and development. Especially for Greece this rapidly growing industry has a vital importance for the economy of the country. This dissertation analyzes the effects of tourism on several macroeconomic indicators concerning Greece. These macroeconomic measures are the Gross Domestic Product, Employment and Gross fixed capital investments. In order to have a clear view on how tourism affects the real economy this study uses two tourism-related variables which are the Arrivals of tourists and tourists' Overnight stays. To this purpose, this study employs Panel data. The examined period extends from 2003 to 2014. The empirical results suggest that, concerning Greece, the Arrivals of tourists have a positive effect on the Gross Domestic Product, the Employment and the Gross fixed capital investments implemented in the country. On the contrary, there seems to be a negative but trivial relation between the number of nights that tourists spend in Greece and the macroeconomic indicators employed. The negative effect of the Overnight stays on the dependent variables does not support the tourism-led growth hypothesis. This result suggests that policy makers in Greece did not focus as much as they should on economic and tourism policies which would promote tourism as a major source of economic growth. However, the tremendous debt crisis that the country was experiencing during half of the examination period has likely affected the results of this study.