Ulubasoglu MA, Hazari BR "Zipf's law strikes again: the case of tourism" JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 4 (4): 459-472 AUG 2004

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: maulubas at deakin.edu.au, hazari at deakin.edu.au

Title: Zipf's law strikes again: the case of tourism

Author(s): Ulubasoglu MA, Hazari BR

Source: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 4 (4): 459-472 AUG 2004

Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 25

Abstract:
This paper examines the applicability of Zipf's law to tourism. It is
established that a variation of this law holds in this case-a rank-size rule
with concavity. Due to this non-linearity, it is shown that a spline
regression provides an extremely convenient tool for predicting tourist
arrivals in a country. The concavity is explained by appealing to random
growth theory (lognormal distribution; Gibrat's law) and locational
fundamentals.

Addresses: Ulubasoglu MA (reprint author), Deakin Univ, Sch Accounting Econ
& Finance, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic 3125 Australia
Deakin Univ, Deakin Business Sch, Malvern, Vic 3144 Australia

E-mail Addresses: maulubas at deakin.edu.au, hazari at deakin.edu.au

Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND
Subject Category: ECONOMICS; GENETICS & HEREDITY
IDS Number: 847DF
ISSN: 1468-2702

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