The motivation of the project focuses on the structural changes marked in the tourism industry and the airline market after web 2.0: Consolidation of low-cost companies and the entry of Airbnb.
The hypothesis of the project consists in evaluating how these changes have had permanent repercussions on the markets with more relevant microeconomic and macroeconomic consequences.
The project strategy focuses on identifying points of scientific interest that can be addressed with the capacities of the research and collaborating staff.
The proposed objectives focus on economic analysis, tools, methodology and policy evaluation.
Technical details
Project code: ECO2016-80268-R
Participant entities: University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Collaborating or sponsoring entities of the project: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades.
Grant awarded: 25000€
Time period: 30/12/2016 – 29/12/2019
Rearchers and Associate Personal
Juan Luis Eugenio Martín, Ginés de Rus Mendoza, Javier Campos Méndez, Ofelia Betancor Cruz, Mª Pilar Socorro Martín, Juan Antonio Campos Soria, Ubay Pérez Granja, Fedérico Inchausti Sintes y José Manuel Cazorla Artiles
Documents and files
Tourism and high speed rail in Spain: Does the AVE increase local visitors?
Pricing and investment in alternative transport infrastructures
Planning, evaluation and financing of transport infrastructures: Rethinking the basics