Original scientific paper

The Regional Multiplier Effect of Pilgrim Tourism

Tamás Kozák

Abstract

Pilgrim tourism to religious regions is significantly growing worldwide.
This type of tourism could influence the life of individuals and households in a city or village, as pilgrimages can help the regional economy to gain benefit. This paper outlines an integrative framework of multiplier effect and discusses its economic aspects with reference to pilgrim tourism. The framework accentuatess the identification of regional economy aspects of the multiplier phenomenon in terms of local relationships of business sectors The Leontief model’s “input-output transaction table” provides an integrative framework which is presented in this paper and based on relevant international literature.
The presented econometric model is focusing on the development and interpretation of the economic effect of a pilgrimage route in a region. By using the calculated multiplier effect of pilgrimage tourism, it becomes possible to make forecast on the impacts of a consumption change in on the region.

Keywords

tourism; multiplier effect; pilgrimage route; economy

Hrčak ID:

202796

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/202796

Publication date:

20.6.2018.

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