Socio-economic evaluation of the impact of the new digital era on tourism and transport.

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?

On the Treatment of Foreigners and Foreign-owned Firms in the Cost-benefit Analysis of Transport Projects.

Pricing and investment in alternative transport infrastructures

Planning, evaluation and financing of transport infrastructures: Rethinking the basics

Sponsors and Partners

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