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1、外文翻译原文CompetitivenessofInternationalTourismintheSoutheastAsianRegionRecourse:TradeinServicesintheAsiaPacificRegion,NBEREastAsiaSeminaronEconomics(EASE),Volume11Author:KeikoIto,MahaniZainal-AbidinFirstofall,weshouldunderlinethefactthatthispaperdealswithatopicthatisnotyetverydevel
2、opedineconomicsliterature.Indevelopmentstudies,itiswidelyrecognizedthattourismmakesaverysignificantcontributiontotheacquisitionofforeigncurrenciesfordevelopingeconomies.AccordingtotheWorldBank’sWorldDevelopmentIndicators,theshareoftravelservicesintotalexportsisrelativelyhighinth
3、esecountries.Forexample,itwasabout10percentinIndonesia,Thailand,andthePhilippinesin1995.Althoughthereareseveralconceptualdifficultieswhenconsideringtourismandalackofappropriatedataforempiricalanalyses,muchmoreattentionshouldbepaidtointernationaltourismasamajorexportindustry.Conf
4、rontingthesedifficulties,theauthorstrytoestimatethesensitivityofadestination’sshareoftheinternationaltourismbudgettochangesinrelativepricesamongdifferentdestinations.Thispaperiscertainlyanoriginalworkwithrespecttothefollowingpoints:1.Itisprobablythefirstworkthatsimultaneouslyest
5、imatesthetourismdemandmodelforsevenSoutheastAsiancountriesandcomparesthetravelpatternsofAmericanandJapanesetourists.2.TheestimatedresultsclearlyshowthatthefactorsaffectingpreferencesareverydifferentbetweenAmericanandJapanesetourists.Inparticular,theyconfirmthatsocialorpoliticale
6、ventsandmarketingpromotionhavesignificantimpactsontourists’preferences.Theresults,therefore,providesomerelevantpolicyimplications.3.ThisstudyfindsthatAmericantouristsarerelativelypricesensitive,whereasJapaneseonesarenotsosensitivetopricevariation.Inaddition,theeffectofrelativefo
7、reignexchangeratesvariationisdifferentamongtheirdestinations.ThepaperinvestigatestherelativecompetitivenessofinternationaltourismamongagroupofsevenEastAsianeconomies.Thestudyshowsthatsomedestinationsdidindeedlosetheircompetitiveness,andithighlightssomeinterestingfindings,namely:
8、1.Touristsarenotsensitivetorelativepricevariati