The bilateral relationship between tourism and dengue occurrence: evidence from Aruba

This study estimates the bilateral effects between seasonal patterns of dengue incidences and the recurring fluctuations of both stay-over tourism and cruise tourism. Seasonal patterns were first isolated from the series using the Census X-12 decomposition method, after which the analysis included panel data unit root testing, panel data regression, and Mahalanobis distance calculation. The results show that cruise tourism increases dengue cases in Aruba, while dengue cases themselves had no influence on the number of stay-over and cruise visitors in Aruba. The study hints for an economical du... Mehr ...