Foreign Informational Lobbying Can Enhance Tourism : Evidence from the Caribbean

There exist legal channels for informational lobbying of U.S. policymakers by foreign principals. Foreign governments and private sector principals frequently and intensively use this institutional channel to lobby on trade and tourism issues. Thi...

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Main Authors: Gawande, Kishore, Maloney, William, Montes Rojas, Gabriel V.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
CD
CPI
TAX
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spelling okr-10986-40302021-04-23T14:02:14Z Foreign Informational Lobbying Can Enhance Tourism : Evidence from the Caribbean Gawande, Kishore Maloney, William Montes Rojas, Gabriel V. ASSET POSITION ASSET POSITIONS ASSETS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BANKS BENEFICIARIES BOND CAPITAL FLOWS CD CHECKS COMMERCIAL POLICY CONFIDENCE CONSUMERS CPI DESTINATION COUNTRIES DESTINATION COUNTRY DESTINATIONS DEVALUATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DOMESTIC PRODUCERS DUMMY VARIABLE ECONOMETRIC MODELS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS LITERATURE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES EQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS EXCHANGE RATES EXOGENOUS VARIABLES EXPECTED UTILITY EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT EARNINGS EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL ASSET EXTERNAL ASSETS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FLOW OF TOURISTS FOREIGN CURRENCY FUTURE RESEARCH GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL MARKET GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REVENUES HOST COUNTRY HOST GOVERNMENT HOTEL HOTEL REGISTRATIONS HOTELS IMPORTS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS INTERNATIONAL TOURISM INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTIGATION JUSTICE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LAWS LEVIES LOBBYING LOBBYIST LOBBYISTS MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MARKET ACCESS MEDIA MEDIA RELATIONS NASH EQUILIBRIUM NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE SHOCK NUMBER OF TOURISTS OFFSHORE FINANCING OPEN ECONOMY PARKS PENALTY PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICIANS POSITIVE COEFFICIENT PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRICE SENSITIVITY PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION PROTECTIONISM PROTECTIONIST PUBLIC OFFICIALS REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL GDP RETURNS SCUBA DIVING SUSTAINABILITY TARIFF PREFERENCES TAX TAX RATES TOURISM TOURISM BOARDS TOURISM BUSINESSES TOURISM DEMAND TOURISM DESTINATIONS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM INDUSTRIES TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM ISSUES TOURISM MANAGEMENT TOURISM ORGANIZATION TOURISM PROMOTION TOURISM RECEIPTS TOURISM RESEARCH TOURISM RESOURCES TOURISM SECTOR TOURISM SERVICES TOURIST TOURIST ARRIVALS TOURIST DEMAND TOURIST DESTINATIONS TOURISTS TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE POLICY TRADE PROMOTION TRANSPARENCY VACATION VIOLENCE WORLD TOURISM WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION There exist legal channels for informational lobbying of U.S. policymakers by foreign principals. Foreign governments and private sector principals frequently and intensively use this institutional channel to lobby on trade and tourism issues. This paper empirically studies whether such lobbying effectively achieves its goal of trade promotion in the context of Caribbean tourism, and suggests the potential for using foreign lobbying as a vehicle for development. Panel data are used to explore and quantify the association between foreign lobbying by Caribbean principals and U.S. tourist arrivals to Caribbean destinations. A variety of sensitivity analyses support the finding of a strong association. The policy implications are obvious and potentially important for developing countries. 2012-03-19T19:08:41Z 2012-03-19T19:08:41Z 2009-02-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090210093447 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4030 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4834 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean
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topic ASSET POSITION
ASSET POSITIONS
ASSETS
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BANKS
BENEFICIARIES
BOND
CAPITAL FLOWS
CD
CHECKS
COMMERCIAL POLICY
CONFIDENCE
CONSUMERS
CPI
DESTINATION COUNTRIES
DESTINATION COUNTRY
DESTINATIONS
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
DUMMY VARIABLE
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS LITERATURE
ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
EXPECTED UTILITY
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORT PROMOTION
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL ASSET
EXTERNAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FLOW OF TOURISTS
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL MARKET
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST GOVERNMENT
HOTEL
HOTEL REGISTRATIONS
HOTELS
IMPORTS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTIGATION
JUSTICE
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LAWS
LEVIES
LOBBYING
LOBBYIST
LOBBYISTS
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MARKET ACCESS
MEDIA
MEDIA RELATIONS
NASH EQUILIBRIUM
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE SHOCK
NUMBER OF TOURISTS
OFFSHORE FINANCING
OPEN ECONOMY
PARKS
PENALTY
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLITICIANS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
PRICE SENSITIVITY
PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
PROTECTIONISM
PROTECTIONIST
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL GDP
RETURNS
SCUBA DIVING
SUSTAINABILITY
TARIFF PREFERENCES
TAX
TAX RATES
TOURISM
TOURISM BOARDS
TOURISM BUSINESSES
TOURISM DEMAND
TOURISM DESTINATIONS
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
TOURISM INDUSTRIES
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TOURISM ISSUES
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
TOURISM ORGANIZATION
TOURISM PROMOTION
TOURISM RECEIPTS
TOURISM RESEARCH
TOURISM RESOURCES
TOURISM SECTOR
TOURISM SERVICES
TOURIST
TOURIST ARRIVALS
TOURIST DEMAND
TOURIST DESTINATIONS
TOURISTS
TRADE IN GOODS
TRADE IN SERVICES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PROMOTION
TRANSPARENCY
VACATION
VIOLENCE
WORLD TOURISM
WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle ASSET POSITION
ASSET POSITIONS
ASSETS
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BANKS
BENEFICIARIES
BOND
CAPITAL FLOWS
CD
CHECKS
COMMERCIAL POLICY
CONFIDENCE
CONSUMERS
CPI
DESTINATION COUNTRIES
DESTINATION COUNTRY
DESTINATIONS
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
DUMMY VARIABLE
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS LITERATURE
ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
EXPECTED UTILITY
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORT PROMOTION
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL ASSET
EXTERNAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FLOW OF TOURISTS
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL MARKET
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST GOVERNMENT
HOTEL
HOTEL REGISTRATIONS
HOTELS
IMPORTS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTIGATION
JUSTICE
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LAWS
LEVIES
LOBBYING
LOBBYIST
LOBBYISTS
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MARKET ACCESS
MEDIA
MEDIA RELATIONS
NASH EQUILIBRIUM
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE SHOCK
NUMBER OF TOURISTS
OFFSHORE FINANCING
OPEN ECONOMY
PARKS
PENALTY
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLITICIANS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
PRICE SENSITIVITY
PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
PROTECTIONISM
PROTECTIONIST
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL GDP
RETURNS
SCUBA DIVING
SUSTAINABILITY
TARIFF PREFERENCES
TAX
TAX RATES
TOURISM
TOURISM BOARDS
TOURISM BUSINESSES
TOURISM DEMAND
TOURISM DESTINATIONS
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
TOURISM INDUSTRIES
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TOURISM ISSUES
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
TOURISM ORGANIZATION
TOURISM PROMOTION
TOURISM RECEIPTS
TOURISM RESEARCH
TOURISM RESOURCES
TOURISM SECTOR
TOURISM SERVICES
TOURIST
TOURIST ARRIVALS
TOURIST DEMAND
TOURIST DESTINATIONS
TOURISTS
TRADE IN GOODS
TRADE IN SERVICES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PROMOTION
TRANSPARENCY
VACATION
VIOLENCE
WORLD TOURISM
WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Gawande, Kishore
Maloney, William
Montes Rojas, Gabriel V.
Foreign Informational Lobbying Can Enhance Tourism : Evidence from the Caribbean
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Caribbean
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4834
description There exist legal channels for informational lobbying of U.S. policymakers by foreign principals. Foreign governments and private sector principals frequently and intensively use this institutional channel to lobby on trade and tourism issues. This paper empirically studies whether such lobbying effectively achieves its goal of trade promotion in the context of Caribbean tourism, and suggests the potential for using foreign lobbying as a vehicle for development. Panel data are used to explore and quantify the association between foreign lobbying by Caribbean principals and U.S. tourist arrivals to Caribbean destinations. A variety of sensitivity analyses support the finding of a strong association. The policy implications are obvious and potentially important for developing countries.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Gawande, Kishore
Maloney, William
Montes Rojas, Gabriel V.
author_facet Gawande, Kishore
Maloney, William
Montes Rojas, Gabriel V.
author_sort Gawande, Kishore
title Foreign Informational Lobbying Can Enhance Tourism : Evidence from the Caribbean
title_short Foreign Informational Lobbying Can Enhance Tourism : Evidence from the Caribbean
title_full Foreign Informational Lobbying Can Enhance Tourism : Evidence from the Caribbean
title_fullStr Foreign Informational Lobbying Can Enhance Tourism : Evidence from the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed Foreign Informational Lobbying Can Enhance Tourism : Evidence from the Caribbean
title_sort foreign informational lobbying can enhance tourism : evidence from the caribbean
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090210093447
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