The Role of Religious Tourism in Sustainable Development in Saudi Arabia

Evidence From Quantile Non-Causality Test

Bibliographic Data

ID21216829
AuthorsMohamed Bilel TRIKI (0000-0003-3657-8907, University of Bisha, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume27
Issue4
Pages1321-1333
Publication date2019-12-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2065-0817 • E-ISSN: 2065-1198
PublisherAsociatia de Geografie, Turism si Sport (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.30892/gtg.27417-436
OpenAlexW2994686874
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

This paper empirically examines the role of religious tourism in sustainable development to the projection of Saudi Arabia 2030. This study observes the causal relationship between hajj pilgrims and economic growth in the KSA by conducting a quantile Granger non-causality test. We show that the causal relationship between hajj pilgrims and economic growth strengthens when a quantile Granger non-causality test of Chuang et al. (2009) is considered. This finding implies that the hajj pilgrims could provide the incremental predictability for the sustainable development in KSA, and hence, results from linear Granger causality tests cannot be considered robust

Biology · Econometrics · Economics · Geography · Granger causality · Hajj · Islam · Political science · Predictability · Quantile · Statistics · Sustainable development · Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Halal products and consumer behavior · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Mathematics · Ecology

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