The Tourism-Led Growth Hypothesis in Indonesia

Authors

  • Elvina Primayesa Faculty of Economics and Business, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia Faculty of Economics, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
  • Wahyu Widodo Faculty of Economics and Business Diponegoro University
  • F.X. Sugiyanto Faculty of Economics and Business Diponegoro University

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between economic growth and tourism in Indonesia for the period of 1995 to 2015. This study uses the Toda-Yamamoto causality test along with its prerequisite test. The results show that tourism causes economic growth and supports the unidirectionalcausal relationship. This finding is also in line with the tourism-led growth hypothesis. As a consequence, the government should pay attention on the resources allocation for the development of the tourism industry, specifically by supporting infrastructure development and promoting tourism in Indonesia through more advertisements, removal of visa restrictions, and implementation of a discount program for tourist groups. Thus, an intensive government policy is required to increase the international demand for Indonesian tourism and to stimulate the development of either private or public tourism infrastructure.

Author Biographies

Elvina Primayesa, Faculty of Economics and Business, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia Faculty of Economics, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia

Elvina Primayesa is Ph.D. student at Faculty of Economics and Business, Diponegoro University. Her research focus on tourism and economic growth in Indonesia.

Wahyu Widodo, Faculty of Economics and Business Diponegoro University

Wahyu Widodo is lecturer at Faculty of Economics and Business, Diponegoro University.

F.X. Sugiyanto, Faculty of Economics and Business Diponegoro University

F.X. Sugiyanto is professor of economics at Faculty of Economics and Business, Diponegoro University

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Published

2019-10-15

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Primayesa, E., Widodo, W. and Sugiyanto, F. (2019) “The Tourism-Led Growth Hypothesis in Indonesia”, e-Review of Tourism Research, 17(1). Available at: https://ertr-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/ertr/article/view/471 (Accessed: 24 April 2024).

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2019)

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