Abstract:
Thesis concerned with the development and use of a model to examine the economic impact of overseas tourism in New Zealand. The model developed is such as to measure the Keynesian-type sectoral multiplier effects of changes in the level of overseas tourism. Considerable discussion is denoted to the concept and construction of such a sectoral multiplier framework and to a critique of it.
A disaggregated set of sectoral data emphasising the major sectors involved in tourist expenditure has been estimated and this is used with the sectoral multiplier model to measure the impact and benefits of tourism to the economy and to compare them with other major export income earners.
