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- Title
La contribución del turismo al crecimiento económico de la ciudad de Medellín - Colombia.
- Authors
Gabriel Brida, Juan; Rodríguez Brindis, Martín Alberto; Mejía-Alzate, Maria Leivy
- Abstract
This work aims to measure tourism's contribution to economic growth in the city of Medellin, Colombia, using data for the period 2005-2015. Initially, the different characteristic of the tourism sector branches are identified in the local gdp accounts. Then, tourism's contribution to economic growth in Medellin is measured, and the relationship between tourism activities and economic growth is determined using the methodology of Ivanov and Webster (2007). The results show that for the analyzed period, the participation of tourism in Medellin's gdp was between 8 and 9%, which illustrates the importance of the sector for the economy of the city.
- Subjects
MEDELLIN (Colombia); TOURISM economics; URBAN growth; TOURISM; ECONOMIC activity; ECONOMIC expansion; TOURISM impact; INTERNATIONAL tourism
- Publication
Revista de Economía del Rosario, 2022, Vol 25, Issue 2, p21
- ISSN
0123-5362
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/economia/a.8926