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B5133 - TOURISM ECONOMICS AND POLICY

Academic Year 2026/2027

                
                        Docente:
                        Lorenzo Masiero
                    
                        Credits:
                        8
                    
                        SSD:
                        ECON-02/A
                    
                        Language:
                        English
                    
                        Moduli:
                        
                            Lorenzo Masiero
                            (Modulo 1)
                        
                            Roberto Patuelli
                            (Modulo 2)
                        
                        Teaching Mode:
                        
                                    In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); 
                                
                                    In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
                                
                            Campus:
                            Rimini
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Economics of Tourism and Cities (cod. 6054)

                                        Course Timetable
                                    
from Sep 15, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026

                                        Course Timetable
                                    
from Nov 10, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide the fundamental tools for the economic analysis of the tourism market, referencing a variety of international tourist destinations. The purpose is to enable students to analyze situations and evaluate feasible solutions for a wide array of problems. Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar with the foundations of micro- and macro-economic analysis of tourism and will be able to: (i) evaluate how and to what extent tourism influences the economic system; (ii) analyze the behavior of consumers and tourism businesses; (iii) identify and analyze the strategies of tourism businesses; (iv) explain the function of policymaking in tourism based on key concepts of tourism economics and the governance of tourist destinations.

Course contents

Tourism as an economic activity

Tourism demand

Behavioral economics

Tourism supply and market intervention

Market structure and strategic pricing in tourism

Tourism policy issues

Forecasting tourism demand

The economic contribution of tourism

Measuring economic contribution: tourism satellite accounts

The economic impacts of tourism

Tourism and transport

Readings/Bibliography

Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P., & Dwyer, W. (2018). Tourism economics and policy. Channel View Publications.

Edgell Sr, D. L., & Swanson, J. R. (2019). Tourism policy and planning: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Routledge.

Tribe, J. (2020). The economics of recreation, leisure and tourism. Routledge.

References to academic articles published on tourism journals.

Lecture slides.

Teaching methods

Lectures, in-class exercises, and group works.

Assessment methods

The final mark is based on a written exam and group works. The ranges of grades are as follows:

<18 not sufficient;
18-23 sufficient;
24-27 good;
28-30 very good;
30 Lode excellent.

Teaching tools

All materials can be found on https://virtuale.unibo.it/

Office hours

See the website of Lorenzo Masiero

See the website of Roberto Patuelli