ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MEDICAL TOURISM AND HEALTH SERVICES TRADE
Keywords:
medical tourism, trade, health, services, economic development, Serbia
Abstract
Medical Tourism, as one of the main components of international trade in health services, has an increasing importance for the developing countries. The fact that trade in services is highly profitable in the world economy, the trade in health services influences the development of national economies and its integration into global flows. The subject of the paper is the analysis of the dynamics of the volume of international tourism health services and the development of medical tourism, as one of its components. The results of the research show that the increase in well-being in society has contributed to the increase in demand for health services and consequently the development of medical tourism.
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Published
2020-09-05
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Ignjatijević, S., & Vapa-Tankosić, J. (2020). ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MEDICAL TOURISM AND HEALTH SERVICES TRADE. Tourism International Scientific Conference Vrnjačka Banja - TISC, 5(1), 181-197. Retrieved from https://tisc.rs/proceedings/index.php/hitmc/article/view/336
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