Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.18045/zbefri.2018.1.243

Firm-level intra-industry links in Croatia’s tourism industry

Alen Host ; Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Vinko Zaninović orcid.org/0000-0002-2094-0687 ; Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Petra Adelajda Mirković orcid.org/0000-0002-0741-4826 ; Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

In this paper we investigate firm level activity in Croatian tourism industry. Our analysis is based on the sample of more than 10,000 firms obtained from Bureau van Dijk database for the period 2006-2015. Theoretical basis of our paper is the Gibrat’s law, which states that firm size and growth rate are independent of each other. Within tourism industry, we diJerentiate between supporting divisions and the main industry division (accommodation industry), and test the Law on firms in supporting divisions using modified hybrid estimator. In that way, we add to the existing field of knowledge in two ways: through analysis and quantification of intra-industry links within the Law’s framework and by employing hybrid estimator originally developed by Mundlak, which is a novelty in this field of research. Although, our findings do not confirm the Law, we are able to discern supporting tourism industry divisions whose growth is highly determined by the growth of accommodation industry.

Keywords

industrial organization; tourism industry; Gibrat’s law

Hrčak ID:

202046

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/202046

Publication date:

26.6.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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