Impact of Tourism Growth and FDI on Economic Growth: Evidence from South Asian Countries

Authors

  • Muhammad Azhar Bhatti The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Yousuf Khan Marri PARC National Agriculture Research Centre, Park Road, Islamabad - Pakistan - 44000
  • Ali Azam The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2021.0303.0049

Keywords:

Tourism growth, Foreign direct investment, Economic growth, South Asian countries, Interest rate, Population growth

Abstract

Nowadays, economic growth has again gained global attention because of the uncertainty in global economic conditions and attracts the focus of regulators and recent research studies. In this scenario, this study examines the role of tourism growth and foreign direct investment (FDI) on the economic growth of South Asian countries. This study has used the interest rate and population growth as the control variables. The secondary data has been extracted from the world development indicators (WDI) from 2001 to 2020. The fixed effect model (FEM) and generalized method of moments (GMM) are run to test the linkage among the variables. The results expose that tourism growth, FDI, interest rate, and population growth have a positive and significant effect on the economic growth in South Asian countries. The results provide guidelines to the regulators and furnish policies regarding economic growth for tourism growth.

Author Biographies

Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Associate Lecturer, Department of Economics

Muhammad Yousuf Khan Marri, PARC National Agriculture Research Centre, Park Road, Islamabad - Pakistan - 44000

Senior Scientific Officer/Program Leader Human Resource Development

Ali Azam, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

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Published

2021-12-29

How to Cite

Bhatti, M. A., Marri, M. Y. K. ., & Azam, A. . (2021). Impact of Tourism Growth and FDI on Economic Growth: Evidence from South Asian Countries. IRASD Journal of Economics, 3(3), 343 – 353. https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2021.0303.0049