In-class lectures and seminars held in English.
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Economics of Tourism, Economics of Destinations, Tourism Studies and Other Related Issues. Definitions and Key Concepts. The Economics of Tourism Destinations. The Consumer Theory Applied to the Tourist. Tourism, Development, and Growth. The State Intervention and the Public Organization of Tourism. Sustainable Tourism.
Subjects | Text References | |
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1 | Introduction: Economics of Tourism, Economics of Destinations, Tourism Studies and Other Related Issues | Chapter 1 |
2 | On the Research and Teaching of Tourism Economics, Genus and Species Disciplines. | Chapter 1 |
3 | Tourism Economics: a Species Discipline or a Field of Study? | Chapter 1 |
4 | The Central Role of Tourism Destinations | Chapter 1 |
5 | Definitions and Key Concepts: the economics of tourism | Chapter 2 |
6 | The Use of Models in the Economics of Tourism | Chapter 2 |
7 | Tourism and the Tourist | Chapter 2 |
8 | The Measurement of Tourism | Chapter 2 |
9 | The Heterogeneity and Plurality of the Tourism Product | Chapter 2 |
10 | The Economics of Tourism Destinations | Chapter 4 |
11 | An Introduction to the Tourism Demand | Chapter 4 |
12 | The Destination as the Core Element of the Tourism System | Chapter 4 |
13 | The Pricing Policy of the Destination and its evolution | Chapter 4 |
14 | The Consumer Theory Applied to the Tourist | Chapter 5 |
15 | Purchasing the Tourism Product: the tourism basket | Chapter 5 |
16 | The Choice of the Tourist as a Consumer | Chapter 5 |
17 | The Purchase of a Package Holiday: the choice between self-organizing and purchasing a holiday | Chapter 5 |
18 | The Purchase of Durable Goods | Chapter 5 |
19 | Tourism, Development, and Growth | Chapter 13 |
20 | The Tourism Expenditure Multiplier | Chapter 13 |
21 | Tourism and Regional Development | Chapter 13 |
22 | The Crowding-Out Effect of Tourism | Chapter 13 |
23 | The State Intervention and the Public Organization of Tourism | Chapter 15 |
24 | Public Goods and Public Bads in the Tourism Product | Chapter 15 |
25 | The Externalities in the Tourism Product | Chapter 15 |
26 | The Taxation of Tourism | Chapter 15 |
27 | Sustainable Tourism: environmental and social aspects | Chapter 16 |
28 | The Evolution of the Relationship Between Tourism and the Environment | Chapter 16 |
29 | The Carrying Capacity: environmental and social aspects | Chapter 16 |
30 | Methods of Environmental Monitoring | Chapter 16 |