The Economic Impact of Pilgrimage: An economic impact analysis of pilgrimage expenditures in Galicia

In this article, we calculate the economic impact of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in the NUTS 2 region Galicia (Spain) in 2010. This economic impact is relevant to policymakers and other stakeholders dealing with religious tourism in Galicia. The analysis is based on the Input-Output model....

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Auteurs: Graave, Elisabeth (Auteur) ; Heijman, Willem 1953- (Auteur) ; Klijs, Jeroen (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Dublin Institute of Technology [2018]
Dans: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Année: 2018, Volume: 5, Numéro: 3, Pages: 39-54
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Saint-Jacques de Compostelle / Tourisme spirituel / Pèlerin / Dépenses / Galicien / Développement économique
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AG Vie religieuse
CH Christianisme et société
KBH Péninsule Ibérique
Sujets non-standardisés:B Saint-Jacques de Compostelle
B regional economic impact
B simple location quotient
B Pilgrimage
B Employment
B Galicia
B gross value added
B Flegg's location quotient
B input-output model
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Résumé:In this article, we calculate the economic impact of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in the NUTS 2 region Galicia (Spain) in 2010. This economic impact is relevant to policymakers and other stakeholders dealing with religious tourism in Galicia. The analysis is based on the Input-Output model. Location Quotient formulas are used to derive the regional Input-Output table from the national Input-Output table of Spain. Both the Simple Location Quotient formula and Flegg's Location Quotient formula are applied. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis is carried out. We found that pilgrimage expenditures in 2010 created between €59.750 million and €99.575 million in Gross Value Added and between 1,362 and 2,162 jobs. Most of the impact is generated within the ‘Retail and Travel Services' industry, but also the ‘Industry and Manufacturing', ‘Services' and ‘Financial and Real Estate Services' industries benefit from pilgrimage expenditures. This research indicates that in even in the most conservative scenario, the impact of pilgrimage is significant on the local economy of Galicia.
ISSN:2009-7379
Contient:Enthalten in: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.21427/D7DD83