A CGE assessment of Singapore's tourism policies

Meng, Samuel; Siriwardana, Mahinda; Pham, Tien Duc

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2012.03.006

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“…According to these authors, tourism taxes can bring welfare gains because international tourists bear most of the taxes. Meng, Siriwardana, and Pham (2013) combine both the increase in total tourism demand and the change in taxes in their study of Singapore.…”

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Tourism: Economic growth, employment and Dutch Disease

Inchausti-Sintes

2015

Annals of Tourism Research

102

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Tourism: Economic growth, employment and Dutch Disease

Inchausti-Sintes

2015

Annals of Tourism Research

102

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“…Hui et al () suggest that due to factors such as relatively easy accessibility, conveniently located shopping arcades and hotels, and diversity of foods and beverages, visitors regard Singapore as a special tourism destination. Some tourists (especially from Southeast Asia) visit Singapore to take advantage of the relatively low cost and high standard of healthcare systems (Meng et al, ).…”

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“…Some tourists (especially from Southeast Asia) visit Singapore to take advantage of the relatively low cost and high standard of healthcare systems (Meng et al, 2013).…”

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“…The Singaporean government also plays an active role in attracting foreign visitors to Singapore. Meng, Siriwardana, and Pham (2013) suggest that performance of the Singaporean tourism industry is linked not only to its stable tropical weather, strategic geographic position, and colonial history but also to the active tourism policies adopted by the Singaporean government. Finally, in 2012, Singapore generated S$24.1bn in visitor revenue (WTTC, 2014), which was 1 A time series (such as tourist arrivals to Singapore) is described as persistent if shocks to the series last for a long time before disappearing in the long run.…”

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Long memory behavior in Singapore's tourism market

Al-Shboul

Anwar

2017

Journal of Tourism Research

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Using nonparametric, semiparametric, and parametric estimation techniques, this paper investigates the presence of long memory in tourist arrivals to Singapore from 11 countries and 4 geographical regions. Empirical analysis of the monthly data from 1978 to 2012 shows that tourist arrivals to Singapore from all countries and regions are subject to long memory behavior. Analysis of the impulse response functions derived from an autoregressive fractionally integrated moving average model shows evidence of persistence in tourist arrivals. Our analysis suggests that visitors consider Singapore as a long‐term tourism destination and like to return to Singapore to relive their experiences.

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“…Considering especially the fact that Singapore is a small city state with relatively few natural resources compared to other countries in the region, the Singapore government duly recognized the potential that the travel and tourism industry can offer to the Singapore economy. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has been playing an instrumental role in promoting tourism through a combination of developing "garden attractions and modern hotels" and marketing the city state as "Instant Asia" (Meng, Siriwardana, & Pham, 2013).…”

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Drivers of Growth in the Travel and Tourism Industry in Thailand and Singapore: A Geweke Causality Analysis

Giap¹,

Kai²,

Seng³

2016

PEHYJ

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Tourism is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in Southeast Asian countries, especially in countries such as Thailand and Singapore. The tourism and travel industry has been promoted as an integral part of the national development strategies for decades in these two countries. In this light, the paper identifies the causal determinants of the growth of the tourism and travel industry in Thailand and Singapore, using quarterly data from 2000-2012, under a Geweke causality framework. The empirical results suggest that for Thailand specifically, religious unrest, capturing an element of domestic instability and turbulence seems to affect international tourist arrivals significantly. In the case of Singapore, international tourist arrivals are driven by infrastructural variables covering airport facilities as well as policy variables, such as government expenditures on the tourism industry.

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A CGE assessment of Singapore's tourism policies

Cited by 42 publications

References 15 publications

Tourism: Economic growth, employment and Dutch Disease

Tourism: Economic growth, employment and Dutch Disease

Long memory behavior in Singapore's tourism market

Drivers of Growth in the Travel and Tourism Industry in Thailand and Singapore: A Geweke Causality Analysis

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