Tang, Chor FoonÖztürk, İlhan12.07.20192019-07-1212.07.20192019-07-1220171303-29172156-6909https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2017.1283635https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12507/522WOS: 000401978100003This study attempts to analyze the role of tourism in economic growth in Egypt over the period of 1982-2011. Our empirical results reveal that economic growth, tourism, and capital stock are cointegrated. The results of TYDL causality tests indicate that tourism and economic growth is bi-directional causality. Furthermore, we find that that tourism explained most of the variation in economic growth, especially in the long-run. Therefore, we conclude that the tourism-led growth hypothesis is valid and tourism expansion would effectively stimulate long-term economic growth in Egypt. As a policy implication, Egypt should improve its economic growth performance by strategically improving the contribution of the tourism industry.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTourism-Led GrowthEconomic GrowthCausalityEgyptVariance DecompositionArticle282173181WOS:0004019781000032-s2.0-8501163634310.1080/13032917.2017.1283635Q1N/A