.../methodology/approach This study is based on a regional input–output analysis. The author calculates the effects of tourism on regional output, demand, wages, employment and national and regional taxes in Central Finland. Findings The author’s regional input–output analysis reveals that tourism has...

... by the consumption of tourists. Input-output analysis Direct and indirect effects Tourism satellite accounts (TSAs) are important tools for demonstrating the economic impact on country and state levels (Dybedal et al., 1999). A regional tourism satellite account (RTSA) offers the statistical...

.... Research limitations/implications – Other than limitations pertaining to assumptions of input-output model, an input-output analysis alone cannot become the best analytical method for decision-making. The study was a cross-sectional study with 2009 data and did not incorporate a time-series flow...