Pandemic and Financialization for Tourism Firms in Asian Emerging Markets

dc.contributor.authorDoruk, Omer Tugsal
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-27T07:32:58Z
dc.date.available2026-02-27T07:32:58Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the intersection of financialization and the pandemic's impact on the tourism sector. When financialization extends beyond unproductive or service-based transactions, it can serve as a strategic response to crisis conditions. This research specifically investigates financialization as a shock absorber for tourism firms in Asia-Pacific emerging markets during the pandemic. Employing a time-varying difference-in-differences approach, the analysis utilizes a panel dataset of 80 tourism firms from five Asian countries within the pandemic period. The findings indicate that financialization provides a mechanism for safer returns amid volatility, transforming geographical spaces into profit-oriented strategies for tourism firms in Asian emerging markets. To the author's knowledge, this is the first study to analyze the time-varying effects of financialization on tourism firms in Asia-Pacific countries during the pandemic.
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/zireb-2025-0003
dc.identifier.endpage74
dc.identifier.issn1331-5609
dc.identifier.issn1849-1162
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage55
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2478/zireb-2025-0003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/4401
dc.identifier.volume28
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001502416600008
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH
dc.relation.ispartofZagreb International Review of Economics & Business
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararas� Hakemli Dergi - Kurum ��retim Eleman�
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20260302
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjecttourism firms
dc.subjectfinancialization
dc.subjectemerging Asia
dc.subjecttime-varying difference-in-differences
dc.subjectG3
dc.subjectG30
dc.titlePandemic and Financialization for Tourism Firms in Asian Emerging Markets
dc.typeArticle

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