Environmental performance and tourism development in EU-28 Countries: the role of institutional quality
Current Issues in Tourism, vol.23, no.17, pp.2103-2108, 2020 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Letter
- Volume: 23 Issue: 17
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.1080/13683500.2019.1635092
- Journal Name: Current Issues in Tourism
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Geobase, Hospitality & Tourism Complete, Hospitality & Tourism Index, PAIS International, Sociological abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
- Page Numbers: pp.2103-2108
- Keywords: environmental performance, European Union, institutional quality, SYS-GMM, Tourism development
- Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) Affiliated: No
Abstract
This study investigates the role of institutional quality on environmental performance–tourism development nexus in EU-28 Countries using a dynamic panel data analysis from 2002–2014. The results suggest that institutional quality increases environmental performance but tourism development and output growth reduce environmental performance. While output growth and institutional quality stimulate tourism development, environmental performance index impedes tourism development. Furthermore, tourism development and institutional quality stimulate output growth but environmental performance condenses output growth. The implication for these findings is that policymakers need to pay more attention to institutional quality improvement to mitigate environmental damage caused by tourism development.