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Dr. Juan Dempere has taught in higher education institutions for more than 15 years. His research interests include initial public offerings, banking, corporate governance, leveraged buyouts, and the impact of financial regulations. He has published his articles in several international journals and presented his research work in academic conferences worldwide.

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The goal of this article is to provide statistical evidence about the explanatory power of the 2019 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) on the first wave of the COVID-19. Our dependent variables include the government’s daily average stringency index, the national outbreak response time, the daily average of cases and deaths per million, the speed of contagion, and the time from the first case reported in China to the first case reported nationally. Our independent variables include the 2019 TTCI and some of its constituent sub-indexes and pillars. Our sample includes 132 countries with available data for our dependent and independent variables. We find that on average and ceteris paribus, countries enjoying the highest TTCI experienced the highest daily average of cases and deaths per million. Similarly, these countries experienced the highest average rate of contagion/spread of the virus and the quickest arrival of the virus to their communities.

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Explanatory Power of the Tourist Destination Competitiveness Index on the Control of the First Wave of COVID-19

The goal of this article is to provide statistical evidence about the explanatory power of the 2019 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) on the first wave of the COVID-19. Our dependent variables include the government’s daily average stringency index, the national outbreak response time, the daily average of cases and deaths per million, the speed of contagion, and the time from the first case reported in China to the first case reported nationally. Our independent variables include the 2019 TTCI and some of its constituent sub-indexes and pillars. Our sample includes 132 countries with available data for our dependent and independent variables. We find that on average and ceteris paribus, countries enjoying the highest TTCI experienced the highest daily average of cases and deaths per million. Similarly, these countries experienced the highest average rate of contagion/spread of the virus and the quickest arrival of the virus to their communities.