Tourism, trade and self-employment growth in west Africa : evidence from Ghana, Nigeria and cote d'Ivoire
Author
Source
Management and Economics Research Journal
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2021), pp.44-59, 16 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-03-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study attempts to evaluate the relationship between tourism and trade and self-employment growth in Ghana, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire using a time series data spanning the period 1991-2019.
In this study, an applied GMM approach was employed.
Results show that export and import trade, development assistance and personal remittance flows significantly spur self-employment during the study period while indicators of tourism activities represented by the number of tourist arrivals retard growth of selfemployment but increase export trade in these countries.
On this basis, the business atmosphere and infrastructural facilities should be improved to sufficiently boost the relationship between trade and tourism and hence spur self-employment growth in these countries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saka, Jimoh Olakunle. 2021. Tourism, trade and self-employment growth in west Africa : evidence from Ghana, Nigeria and cote d'Ivoire. Management and Economics Research Journal،Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.44-59.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1322573
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saka, Jimoh Olakunle. Tourism, trade and self-employment growth in west Africa : evidence from Ghana, Nigeria and cote d'Ivoire. Management and Economics Research Journal Vol. 3, no. 1 (2021), pp.44-59.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1322573
American Medical Association (AMA)
Saka, Jimoh Olakunle. Tourism, trade and self-employment growth in west Africa : evidence from Ghana, Nigeria and cote d'Ivoire. Management and Economics Research Journal. 2021. Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.44-59.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1322573
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 57-59
Record ID
BIM-1322573