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The Economics of Tourism Destinations

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Guido Candela

    1. , Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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  2. Paolo Figini

    1. , Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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  • Use of applied economics tools (not only the standard perfect competition model) to analyze the tourism sector
  • Particular emphasis on tourism destinations
  • Includes summary questions, exercises, case studies, analytical boxes
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction: Economics of Tourism, Economics of Destinations, Tourism Studies and Other Related Issues

    1. Introduction: Economics of Tourism, Economics of Destinations, Tourism Studies and Other Related Issues

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 1-13

  3. Introduction to the Economics of Tourism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Definitions and Key Concepts

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 17-44

    3. The Tourism Sector in the Economy

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 45-72

    4. The Economics of Tourism Destinations

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 73-130

  4. The Microeconomics of Tourism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. The Consumer Theory Applied to the Tourist

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 133-161

    3. A Close Examination of the Consumer Theory Applied to the Tourist

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 163-205

    4. Production in Tourism

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 207-242

    5. The Production and the Sale of Holidays: Tour Operators and Travel Agencies

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 243-268

    6. The Supply of Tourism Services: Hospitality, Transport, Attractions

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 269-309

    7. The Tourism Markets

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 311-354

    8. The Contracts in the Tourism Markets

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 355-398

    9. The Information and Communication Technology and the Tourism Sector

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 399-424

  5. The Macroeconomics of Tourism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 425-425
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    2. Tourism, Development, and Growth

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 427-466

    3. International Tourism: Real and Monetary Flows

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 467-510

    4. The State Intervention and the Public Organization of Tourism

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 511-547

    5. Sustainable Tourism

      • Guido Candela, Paolo Figini
      Pages 549-585
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About this book

The book aims at providing an overview of the main economic issues related to tourism activities. While tourism is an important sector, contributing to more than 10% of the European Union’s GDP, research and teaching at the university level has only recently grown to a considerable level, and the field still lacks a firm research methodology. This book approaches tourism economics as an applied field of study in which tourism markets are represented as imperfect markets, with asymmetric and incomplete information among agents, bounded rationality, and with a strong presence of externalities and public goods. The economic issues studied in the book are approached both intuitively, largely using examples and case studies, and formally, with mathematical formalizations in text boxes.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Guido Candela, Paolo Figini

About the authors

Professor Dr. Guido Candela works and teaches  Economics of Tourism at the Faculty of Economics in Rimini, University of Bologna, one of the leading faculties in Italy for specialisation of Tourism. He is the former Dean of the same Faculty.

Paolo Figini is Assoc.Professor of Economic Policy in the Department of Economics at Faculty of Economics (Rimini) and University of Bologna. He is Director of the European Master in "Tourism Economics and Management".

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