Does Tourism Consumption Behaviour Mirror Differences in Living Standards? |
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Authors: | Cristina Bernini Maria Francesca Cracolici Cinzia Viroli |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Statistical Sciences,University of Bologna,Bologna,Italy;2.Center for Advanced Studies in Tourism,University of Bologna—Campus of Rimini,Rimini,Italy;3.Department of Economics,Business and Statistics,Palermo,Italy |
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Abstract: | Based on the theoretical foundation of well-being measurement, the study explores differences in living standards by analysing the distribution of tourism expenditure. A mixture of regression models is used to explore the heterogeneity in tourism consumption by identifying groups of families with similar tourism consumption behaviour as a function of certain socio-demographic and economic factors. The empirical analysis, performed on Italian expenditure data, suggests that there are three different patterns of consumption behaviour conditional to the socio-demographic and economic covariates in the tourism market and that differences in tourism consumption between groups of households mirror inequalities in living standards. |
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