Tag: Z32

MEASURING THE EUROZONE’S TOURISM ECOEFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY SUSTAINABLE CHARACTER: A SLACK-MODELED TOURISM-INDUCED DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS

George EKONOMOU

Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Thessaly

goikonomou@uth.gr

Dimitris KALLIORAS

Professor, University of Thessaly

dkallior@uth.gr

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate how technical efficiency and productivity patterns changed in the Eurozone’s tourism sector over the period 1996-2019. To achieve this, a Slack-Based Measure (SBM) within the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) framework was employed. A key strength of this study lies in the carefully selected, multidimensional set of variables that captures the economic and structural heterogeneity of the tourism sector. To strengthen our approach, we also used proxies for environmental degradation. Results reveal an average efficiency score of 0.53 for input-oriented DEA and 0.81 for output-oriented DEA, whereas the Malmquist index score is 1.026. Panel results indicate a positive and significant effect of renewables on technical efficiency. Granger’s causality test reveals a unidirectional relationship from renewables to output-oriented technical efficiency. Practical implications call for practices that reduce environmental burdens while simultaneously increasing desirable revenue outcomes.

Keywords: tourism, economy, sustainability

JEL classification: O47, Z32, Q56

pp. 175-191

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REGIONAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND TOURISM DEMAND: THE CASE OF GREECE

Dimitrios TSIOTAS

Assistant Professor, Department of Regional and Economic Development; Agricultural University of Athens; Drosou Kravvartogiannou, Nea Poli; Amfissa 33100, Greece,

tsiotas@aua.gr

(Corresponding Author)

Thomas KRABOKOUKIS

Ph.D, Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, Volos, 38334, Greece,

tkrabokoukis@uth.gr

Dimitrios KANTIANIS

Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, School of Business, University of the Aegean, 8, Michalon St., GR-82132 Chios, Greece;

dkantianis@aegean.gr

Abstract

The resilience of spatial economies is driven by a high degree of complexity, as the behavior of economic systems, both in response to disturbances from their external environment and to the transformative dynamics that develop internally, is a multivariable process depending on economic, structural, social, geographic, environmental, institutional, political, and other related factors. Conceptualizing the inherent capacity of economic systems to resist, recover, adapt, or evolve when faced with different types and forms of disturbances, the study of regional economic resilience can shed light both on the mechanisms promoting regional development and on the design of more targeted regional policy actions. Assuming that an economic crisis can be interpreted as a ‘disturbance’ to the functional equilibrium of open economies, this paper examines the extent to which the 2008 economic crisis affected the resilience of Greece’s regions in terms of their tourism demand. The study focuses on tourism, considered one of the country’s key economic sectors, and analyzes tourism demand data (accommodation occupancy) and annual employment for the period January 2000 – December 2018, using a three-dimensional (3D) economic resilience index recently proposed by Tsiotas and Katsaiti (2025), along with location quotients and statistical analysis techniques. The research investigates the extent to which a region’s sectoral specialization is related to aspects of its economic resilience in tourism demand, providing insights into the spatial asymmetry that generally characterizes the relationship between a region’s basic sector and the vulnerability of its economy due to its core specialization.

Keywords: three-dimensional (3D) economic resilience index, engineering resilience, ecological resilience, evolutionary resilience, regional economics and development, tourism economics and development

JEL classification: R11, R15, R58, Z32

pp. 101-116

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HOW DOES GLOBAL AND LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS INFLUENCE TOURISTS’ WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS?

Angeliki, N. MENEGAKI

Department of Business Administration and Tourism, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Crete, GREECE

amenegaki@hmu.gr

Can Tansel TUGCU

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Akdeniz University, TURKIYE,

cantanseltugcu@akdeniz.edu.tr

Abstract

Our study investigates the influence of both global and local climate change awareness on tourists’ willingness to contribute, either financially or through time donations, to climate change mitigation efforts. Drawing on survey data from 650 respondents, the findings indicate that global awareness significantly enhances tourists’ propensity to take action, whereas local awareness exerts no statistically significant effect. Tourists who recognize the global dimensions of climate change are more inclined to support environmental initiatives within their home country. These results suggest that promoting a broader, global understanding of environmental issues is more effective in fostering pro-environmental behavior among tourists than focusing on localized impacts. The implications for policymakers and the tourism sector are clear: public awareness campaigns and interventions should emphasize global environmental awareness to promote sustainable tourism. Specifically, integrating global climate education into tourism programs and providing accessible, cost-effective options for sustainable practices can help translate tourists’ willingness into tangible action.

Keywords: Climate change, sustainable tourism, willingness to pay, global and local impacts, Structural Equation Modelling

JEL classification: Q01, Q54, Q56, Z32

pp. 37-49

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