The socio-economic impact of regional tourism

An occupation-based modelling perspective from Sweden

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21603709
AutoresKai Kronenberg (0000-0002-7935-6389, Mid Sweden University, autor correspondente), Matthias Fuchs (0000-0003-3964-2716, Mid Sweden University)
Ano2022
Volume30
Fascículo12
Páginas2785-2805
Data de publicação2022-12-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Sustainable Tourism (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0966-9582 • E-ISSN: 1747-7646
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09669582.2021.1924757
OpenAlexW3172638205
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas15
Referências citadas78

Traditional measurements of tourism’s economic impact refer to primary and secondary effects that are typically quantified through input–output (IO) methodology. From a sustainable regional development perspective, however, economic impact analyses are criticised for their one-dimensional analysis focussing mainly on growth-oriented effects represented by aggregates for output, employment, income or tax. Although existing literature comprises various extensions of IO models, the focus of these models is restricted to indicators at a high aggregate level. Thus, distributional or other socio-economically important aspects related to the tourism workforce are seldom discussed. In our approach to study tourism’s impacts over a nine-year period, we consider macro-and meso-level perspectives and disaggregate tourism’s impact on regional employment and income for particular occupational areas in the Swedish region of Jämtland. Results indicate weakening employment effects; relatively low but increasing income-inequalities; and increasing shares of elementary positions with precarious working conditions despite para-industrial initiatives from tourism institutions to develop the industry. By enhancing traditional tourism economic impact methodology, we hope that our approach is supportive in putting the tourism workforce at the heart of the regional development and tourism sustainability discourse

Business · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economic impact analysis · Economics · Geography · Regional science · Sustainability · Tourism · Tourism geography · Workforce · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Urban Transport and Accessibility