The Effect of Political Institutional Risk Index on the Attraction of Foreign Tourists in the MENA Countries

Shahabadi, Abolfazl; Mehri Telyabi, Fariba; Omidi, Vahid

doi:10.22054/tms.2020.6181.1141

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran

² PHD Student of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.

³ PHD of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/tms.2020.6181.1141

Abstract

Attracting foreign tourists could have a positive impact on the economy through the income achieved, But this requires the provision of minimums that have a determining effect on tourists’ decisions about whether choose or avoid entering a particular country. One of the most important variables influencing the decision is related to safety. The present article was to investigate the effect of institutional political risk index and its sub-indices on attracting tourists. Hence, MENA countries during the period 1995 to 2016 were selected as the test sample. To estimate the models we used FMOLS[1], and results showed that political risk as total factor has a determinant impact on attracting tourists. Also, the estimation showed the internal and external conflict sub-indices among other political risk ones have had a greater effect on attracting foreign tourists.

[1] Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square

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The Effect of Political Institutional Risk Index on the Attraction of Foreign Tourists in the MENA Countries

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Volume 15, Issue 51 - Serial Number 15
October 2020
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The Effect of Political Institutional Risk Index on the Attraction of Foreign Tourists in the MENA Countries

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Volume 15, Issue 51 - Serial Number 15October 2020Pages 229-251

Volume 15, Issue 51 - Serial Number 15
October 2020
Pages 229-251