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    Econometric modelling of international tourist flows: some methodological remarks

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    This paper analyses some reasons that may be behind the unsatisfactory performance of many international tourism flows forecasts. Two main issues are addressed. The low quality of available statistical information, above all the shortness of tourism time series, and the lack of an adequate theoretical and econometric framework which represents a tourist's decision process. The paper proposes some new approaches and methodologies that may help improving the forecast efficiency in the presence of short time series and discusses theoretical models that may better capture the dynamics of international tourist flows

    STREP: un modello di previsione dei flussi turistici internazionali per regione

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    This paper presents the STREP model, which estimates the ability of each region to compete with others in attracting the largest number of international tourists from each main market of origin, who have chosen Italy as their holiday destination. Once the region to be studied has been chosen, the mechanism of competitiveness is explained by carrying out the analysis for the group of competing regions offering substitute tourist products, instead of for the region alone. So, the word "Sliding" means that the group of competing regions changes according to the specific area to be analysed. The word "Panel" means that the equations for the chosen group of regions are estimated simultaneously. The methodology has been applied to the case of the Veneto Region, in the North-East part of Italy, and good estimation results have been achieved using both the W-STREP (World to Region) model of the total international flows to the region, and the M-STREP (Multi-origin to Region) model of the tourist flows from each of the 21 main countries of origin of tourism demand to the Veneto region. The goal of the above models is twofold. Firstly, to implement at a regional level an appropriate mathematical and econometric analysis of international tourism demand. Secondly, to produce a reliable forecasting tool - to be used to obtain short- and medium-term estimates of international inbound tourism at a local level - that improves upon existing models and time-series techniques, both from a theoretical and an empirical viewpoint

    As crianças e o conceito de morte The concept of death in children

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    A maioria das pesquisas que estuda como as crianças elaboram o conceito de morte relacionam-no com o desenvolvimento cognitivo. No entanto, as experiências individuais da criança (Fávero e Salim, 1995) bem como a cultura, que coloca a sua disposição os aspectos formais que representam os eventos de cada sociedade (Bruner, 1990) e, portanto, também o evento da morte, têm sido reconhecidas como influências importantes na elaboração deste conceito. Com a finalidade de observar se essas influências estão presentes na elaboração da representação mental da morte, examinaram-se seis crianças pré-escolares, utilizando-se entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Também, seguindo a proposta de Fávero e Salim (1995), que entendem o desenho como uma atividade simbólica capaz de representar conteúdos mentais, pediu-se às crianças que desenhassem o que pensavam da morte. Os resultados do estudo mostram que, tanto a experiência da criança com relação à morte quanto as representações formais à disposição na cultura, estão presentes na elaboração conceitual que as crianças fazem da morte.<br>Children&#146;s concept of death has been related to cognitive development in the majority of studies dealing with this subject. However, children&#146;s individual experiences (Fávero e Salim, 1995) as well as culture which formalizes events of each particular society (Bruner, 1990), among others the event of death, have been increasingly considered as important elements in the elaboration of children&#146;s concept of death. Aiming at observing whether these influences are present in the elaboration of the mental representation of death, six preschoolers were examined using semi-structured interviews and drawings, following Fávero and Salim&#146;s (1995) proposal of using drawings to represent mental contents. Children were asked to draw what they thought about death. Results showed that both the children&#146;s experience and their formal representations given by culture are present in their elaboration of the concept of death

    The concept of death in children

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    A maioria das pesquisas que estuda como as crianças elaboram o conceito de morte relacionam-no com o desenvolvimento cognitivo. No entanto, as experiências individuais da criança (Fávero e Salim, 1995) bem como a cultura, que coloca a sua disposição os aspectos formais que representam os eventos de cada sociedade (Bruner, 1990) e, portanto, também o evento da morte, têm sido reconhecidas como influências importantes na elaboração deste conceito. Com a finalidade de observar se essas influências estão presentes na elaboração da representação mental da morte, examinaram-se seis crianças pré-escolares, utilizando-se entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Também, seguindo a proposta de Fávero e Salim (1995), que entendem o desenho como uma atividade simbólica capaz de representar conteúdos mentais, pediu-se às crianças que desenhassem o que pensavam da morte. Os resultados do estudo mostram que, tanto a experiência da criança com relação à morte quanto as representações formais à disposição na cultura, estão presentes na elaboração conceitual que as crianças fazem da morte.Children’s concept of death has been related to cognitive development in the majority of studies dealing with this subject. However, children’s individual experiences (Fávero e Salim, 1995) as well as culture which formalizes events of each particular society (Bruner, 1990), among others the event of death, have been increasingly considered as important elements in the elaboration of children’s concept of death. Aiming at observing whether these influences are present in the elaboration of the mental representation of death, six preschoolers were examined using semi-structured interviews and drawings, following Fávero and Salim’s (1995) proposal of using drawings to represent mental contents. Children were asked to draw what they thought about death. Results showed that both the children’s experience and their formal representations given by culture are present in their elaboration of the concept of death

    The concept of death in children

    No full text
    A maioria das pesquisas que estuda como as crianças elaboram o conceito de morte relacionam-no com o desenvolvimento cognitivo. No entanto, as experiências individuais da criança (Fávero e Salim, 1995) bem como a cultura, que coloca a sua disposição os aspectos formais que representam os eventos de cada sociedade (Bruner, 1990) e, portanto, também o evento da morte, têm sido reconhecidas como influências importantes na elaboração deste conceito. Com a finalidade de observar se essas influências estão presentes na elaboração da representação mental da morte, examinaram-se seis crianças pré-escolares, utilizando-se entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Também, seguindo a proposta de Fávero e Salim (1995), que entendem o desenho como uma atividade simbólica capaz de representar conteúdos mentais, pediu-se às crianças que desenhassem o que pensavam da morte. Os resultados do estudo mostram que, tanto a experiência da criança com relação à morte quanto as representações formais à disposição na cultura, estão presentes na elaboração conceitual que as crianças fazem da morte.Children’s concept of death has been related to cognitive development in the majority of studies dealing with this subject. However, children’s individual experiences (Fávero e Salim, 1995) as well as culture which formalizes events of each particular society (Bruner, 1990), among others the event of death, have been increasingly considered as important elements in the elaboration of children’s concept of death. Aiming at observing whether these influences are present in the elaboration of the mental representation of death, six preschoolers were examined using semi-structured interviews and drawings, following Fávero and Salim’s (1995) proposal of using drawings to represent mental contents. Children were asked to draw what they thought about death. Results showed that both the children’s experience and their formal representations given by culture are present in their elaboration of the concept of death
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