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The Migration-Led-Tourism Hypothesis for Italy: A Survey.
Carla Massidda, Romano Piras, Ivan Etzo

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Abstract


Abstract Over recent decades, the literature on trade and factor mobility has shown an increasing interest in the relationship between migration and tourism. This literature has favored the demand side perspective, leaving the supply dimension almost entirely overlooked. Among the countries interested to investigate the tourism-migration nexus, Italy represents an attractive case to study. The present contribution provides a brief survey of the main empirical findings regarding this Country.

Abstract Nel Corso degli ultimi decenni, la letteratura sul commercio internazionale ha mostrato un interesse crescente verso la relazione tra turismo e fenomeno migratorio. In seno a tali studi, il maggior interesse si è concentrato sulla prospettiva della domanda, mentre la dimensione dell’offerta turistica è stata quasi completamente trascurata. Tra i paesi particolarmente interessanti da analizzare, per la sua storia passata e recente, vi è certamente l’Italia. Il presente contributo ha lo scopo di offrire una rassegna dei principali risultati finora raggiunti per questo paese

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