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This Modern Guide captures the evolution of foundational tenets, theories, frameworks and models that buttressed tourism economics into an evolving discipline, shining light on both new and old approaches. It systematically examines current and future trends and issues related to new economic perspectives, consolidating the notion of tourism economics as a discipline. Chapters delve into the theoretical underpinnings of specific topics within the field, providing a range of examples of how to leverage economic theories to better understand, manage, and promote tourism activities to different stakeholders. Offering a kaleidoscope of economic perspectives, the Modern Guide looks at tourism economics from trade theory, choice theory, behavioural economics, public choice, institutional economics, environmental economics, developmental economics, cultural economics and more, with each chapter ending with insights into future research and directions. Written in an accessible style, this will be an invigorating read for hospitality and tourism management scholars, as well as tourism geographies, tourism marketing and sustainable tourism students. It will also be a useful tool for tourism economists and applied economists looking for a wide range of perspectives on the topic.

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'This book is timely and a must-read for both undergraduate and graduate students. It offers excellent contributions to the area of tourism economics. The scope of coverage is broad with examples from different settings. The book is written and edited by excellent researchers and will serve as an important guide for many years to come.' -- Albert Assaf, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US 'A Modern Guide to Tourism Economics edited by Robertico Croes and Yang Yang is an timely and important addition to the tourism economics literature. The coverage of the book is comprehensive with diverse topics ranging from consumer behaviour to firm theory, environmental economics, digital economy and regional economics. One of the important features of the book is that it identifies the prevailing trends of tourism economics research and points out future research directions. Any students who study tourism and hospitality courses will find this book relevant and informative. The book is also a very useful reference for tourism academics who are interested in studying tourism phenomenon from an economics perspective.' -- Haiyan Song, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 'Tourism Economics is a difficult subject to cover as it involves understanding how interrelated industries come together to form a tourism sector. This book covers many different subjects dealing with complex economic issues confronting tourism development today. This is an excellent resource book as well as offering topical subjects for tourism courses.' -- William C. Gartner, International Academy for the Study of Tourism and University of Minnesota, US

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Edited by Robertico Croes, Professor of Tourism Economics and Management, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, US, and Editor of the Rosen Research Review and Yang Yang, Associate Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University and Executive Director of the U.S.-Asia Center for Tourism and Hospitality Research, US

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