A research to determine the relationship between tourism revenues and poverty risk: The case of Spain and France

Poverty is a major social and economic problem in the world. Governments and policy makers aim to eliminate this problem in all its forms from everywhere. However, when we look at the literature on poverty, it is known that poverty exists even in very old communities, where it is not a new concept. In other words, escape from poverty is still at the top of the world's development agenda. The effects of the tourism sector on the economy have been revealed by different studies. However, the role of tourism in alleviating poverty is still being discussed in different aspects all over the world. In this study, the effect of tourism on poverty was revealed. In this context, we focused on France and Spain, which have the highest tourism income in Europe. As a result of the research, it has been seen that there is no causality between the tourism income of France and the gini coefficient, the risk of poverty and the gross domestic product per capita. However, when the variables of Spain are examined, it is seen that there is a causality between tourism income and the variable of gross domestic product per capita. However, it has been determined that there is no causality between tourism income, gini coefficient and poverty risk.