Abstract:The integration of culture and tourism is an important way to promote the high-quality development of the culture and tourism industry, which is of great significance in promoting the growth of local tourism economy. Based on the theory of government attention, using the panel data of 31 provinces in China from 2010 to 2019, based on applying the natural language processing method to measure local government attention to culture and tourism integration, and using the panel fixed effects model, instrumental variable method and mediation effect model, the effect and mechanism of local government attention to culture and tourism integration on the tourism economy development are empirically examined for the first time. It is found that the increase of local government attention to culture and tourism integration significantly promotes the growth of per capita domestic tourism income and total domestic and foreign tourism income, but the promotion effect on per capita foreign tourism income is not significant, and the relevant conclusions still hold after the robustness test and endogeneity treatment. The local government attention to culture and tourism integration promotes tourism economic development through the dual path of promoting the creation of high-grade tourist attractions and actively developing the tourism value of cultural resources. The impact effect of local government attention to culture and tourism integration on tourism economic development varies according to regional economic development levels and fiscal expenditure levels; in regions with lower economic development levels (such as the central and western as well as inland areas) and in areas with higher fiscal expenditure in the cultural sector, the effect is more pronounced.
吴承忠, 陈平. 地方政府文旅融合注意力对旅游经济发展的影响效应及作用机制[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2025, 42(3): 44-56.
WU Cheng-zhong, CHEN Ping. Impact Effect and Mechanism of Local Government Attention to Culture and Tourism Integration on Tourism Economy Development. , 2025, 42(3): 44-56.