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The asymmetric impact of air transport on economic growth in Spain: fresh evidence from the tourism-led growth hypothesis

Daniel Balsalobre-Lorentea Department of Political Economy and Public Finance, Economics and Business Statistics and Economic Policy, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Oana Madalina Drihab Department of Applied Economics, International Economy Institute, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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Festus Victor Bekunc Faculty of Economics Administrative and Social sciences, Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul, Turkey;d Department of Accounting, Analysis and Audit, School of Economics and Management, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia
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Festus Fatai Adedoyine Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bournemouth University, Poole, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3586-2570
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Pages 503-519 | Received 29 Oct 2019, Accepted 19 Jan 2020, Published online: 03 Feb 2020

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