Quantitative Methods in Tourism Economics
Tourism economics is partly based on established principles from the economics discipline, but it also incorporates elements from sociology, psychology, organization theory and ecology. It has over the years turned into an appealing multi-disciplinary ori
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´ lvaro Matias • Peter Nijkamp • A Manuela Sarmento Editors
Quantitative Methods in Tourism Economics
Editors ´ lvaro Matias A School of Economics and Business Universidade Lusı´ada de Lisboa Lisboa Portugal Manuela Sarmento Tourism Department School of Economics and Business Universidade Lusı´ada de Lisboa Lisboa Portugal
Peter Nijkamp Department of Spatial Economics Faculty of Economics and Business Administration VU University Amsterdam The Netherlands
Publication sponsored by the Portuguese Association for Tourism Research and Development
ISBN 978-3-7908-2878-8 ISBN 978-3-7908-2879-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-7908-2879-5 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012952468 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Physica‐Verlag is a brand of Springer Springer is part of Springer-ScienceþBusiness Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This volume is already the fourth one in a series on Advances in Tourism Economics streamlined by the Portuguese Association in Tourism Research and Development (APIDT). It contains a set of contributions on modern methods and techniques in tourism research. It is the offspring of a major international conference on Tourism Economics (ATE2011), held in Lisbon in April 2011, at the headquarters of Universidad
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