Modelling the demand for inbound medical tourism : The case of Malaysia

This paper empirically examines the macroeconomic determinants for medical tourism demand using time series econometrics methodology. We find that income, price, exchange rate, SARS outbreak, safety, medical quality, manpower, and medical facilities are significantly affecting the long-run demand be...

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Main Authors: Tang, Chor Foon, Lau, Evan Poh Hock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2017
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17877/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17877/1/Evan%20Poh.pdf