Tourism sector in Panama : regional economic impacts and the potential to benefit the poor, Vol. 1 of 1

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Tourism sector in Panama : regional economic impacts and the potential to benefit the poor

Author:	Klytchnikova, Irina; Dorosh, Paul;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6183
Country:	Panama;	Date Stored:	2012/08/29
Document Date:	2012/08/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Latin America & Caribbean
Report Number:	WPS6183	SubTopics:	Cultural Policy; Tourism and Ecotourism; Transport Economics Policy & Planning; Accommodation & Tourism Industry; Cultural Heritage & Preservation
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Tourism is one of Latin America's fastest growing industries but the impact of tourism on the poor and the effects on lagging regions are under debate. Many studies have evaluated the growth impacts of the tourism sector but few have analyzed the impact of tourism on the economy and poverty at the subnational level in developing countries. As a country marked by a "dual economy," Panama shares with other Latin American countries a fast growing, modern urban sector side by side with impoverished rural and peri-urban populations. Tourism has been growing in Panama and contributes at least 6 percent of gross domestic product. This paper presents the results of a top-down assessment of the impact of tourism spending on growth and poverty at the regional (province) level in Panama using a Social Accounting Matrix model. As revealed by this study, the tourism sector has large multiplier effects on the Panamanian economy and has the potential for significant benefits to the poor. But tourism's poverty benefits are neither automatic nor ubiquitous. They depend on where and how supply chains are structured and on the way tourists spend their money.


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