ABSTRACT

This study examines the effect of tourism and Internet penetration on economic growth using a fixed-effects method of moments quantile regression. Both tourism and the Internet affect growth directly and indirectly as it complements other sectors of the economy. However, the effect can differ depending on the development of the economy. This study employs a dataset of 10 Association of South-East Asian Nations economies from the period of 1999–2017, as the region has implemented various joint-policies on tourism and Internet infrastructure development. The results show that both tourism and Internet penetration is positive and significant to growth and interacts positively to growth. However, the effect of tourism is weaker for developed economies, while the effect of Internet penetration is stronger for developed economies. Thus, tourism and Internet infrastructure policies must consider the economic development of an economy.

摘要

本研究使用矩分位数回归的固定效应方法检验旅游和互联网渗透对经济增长的影响。旅游业和互联网都直接和间接地影响增长，因为它补充了其他经济部门。但是，效果可能因经济发展而异。本研究使用了 1999 年至 2017 年期间东南亚国家联盟 10 个经济体的数据集，因为该地区实施了各种旅游和互联网基础设施发展联合政策。结果表明，旅游和互联网普及率都对增长具有正向和显着意义，并与增长正向相互作用。然而，旅游业对发达经济体的影响较弱，而互联网普及率对发达经济体的影响更大。因此，