Exploring causality between tourist inflows and corruption: New evidence from Brazil and Mexico

Mahmoud A. Darrat, Mohamad A. Darrat, Aadel A. Darrat, Amin Saleh, Department of Marketing, Sykes College of Business, University of Tampa, Department of Marketing and Information Systems, College of Business, Louisiana State University Shreveport

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Published online on September 25, 2025

Abstract

Tourism and Hospitality Research, Ahead of Print.
The present study examines the causal nexus between tourist inflows and corruption in Brazil and Mexico. Multivariate cointegrated error-correction models are employed to assess the bi-directional nature of short- and long-run Granger-causality. Our ...