Tourism and income inequality

Purpose Tourism has grown to be one of the world's largest and fastest-growing economic industries. development is viewed as a tool improve income distribution it allows people at bottom pyramid get involved in industry. This study aims examine impact tourism on inequality top equality countries. Design/methodology/approach The paper employs fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) dynamic techniques investigate most countries, from 2001 2016. Findings result shows that major drivers equality. Thus, can used reduce country's disparity. Practical implications As result, policymakers should support industry disparity enhance distribution. Originality/value Given conflicting findings literature, this reexamines link attempts backwardly assess if equal-income countries world are heavily dependent tourism.