| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
The development of the cross-border tourism industry can significantly increase employment, cultural exchanges between countries, attract foreign exchange, and strengthen the social infrastructure that promotes the growth and development of other industries. In this study, by evaluating the factors affecting the economic prosperity of the Mako Free Zone in tourism, the most effective methods available to review and achieve the results are presented. This study is applied and descriptive-analytical in terms of purpose and methodology, respectively. Statistics and Information of Iran Free Zones Organization and Mako Free Trade-Industrial Zone Organization, Statistics Center of Iran (2016), Studies of Development Plan, Comprehensive Plan of Tourism of the Region, Management and Planning Organization of West Azerbaijan Province, and studies of the Research Center of the Parliament Islam, have been used to extract data. To extract and convert indicators affecting the economic prosperity of the Mako Free Zone in the tourism sector into quantitative data, from Eviews software, reports of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, General Directorate of Economic Statistics (2013-2018), and authors' calculations and convert them into cross-sectional data in the form of six indicators in the period of 2013-2018, have been exerted. According to the results, the coefficient of spatial latency in the vicinity of the areas (three counties including six urban points) has had a positive effect on the economic prosperity of the Mako Free Zone. Infrastructure and governance indicators, including the removal of customs and clearance barriers, the cooperation of partner organizations, the effectiveness of anti-monopoly policies, and the power of investor protection, have positively affected tourism demand and positively affected tourist arrivals and economic prosperity. Also, the financial and economic index has a positive effect by creating added value, reducing costs and prices, as well as financing from the domestic capital market on the one hand, and increasing productivity and adjusting tax rates in the destination region, improving savings and consequently investing in the area, has had a significant impact on tourism demand and economic prosperity. Also, the intrinsic and situational index with a positive and significant effect with geographical focus, activity, and available market size, has been a determining factor for tourism demand and economic growth in the region. |