Hatemi-J, AbdulnasserGupta, RanganKasongo, AxelMboweni, ThaboNetshitenzhe, Ndivhuho2016-06-242018-02Hatemi-J, A., Gupta, R., Kasongo, A. et al. Does tourism cause growth asymmetrically in a panel of G-7 countries? A short note. Empirica (2018) 45: 49-57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10663-016-9345-3.0340-8744 (print)1573-6911(online)10.1007/s10663-016-9345-3http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53385We analyse whether tourism (measured by real tourism receipts) causes growth in an asymmetric fashion in a panel of G-7 countries over the period of 1995–2014. Our results reveal that the tourism-led growth hypothesis holds for France, Germany, and the US, with negative tourism shocks being more important for Germany, Italy, Japan, while positive shocks are more important in UK and the US. Our results imply that, policy makers in Germany, Italy and Japan should be more concerned when tourism receipts decline.en© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.com/journal/10663.Economic growthTourism receiptsAsymmetric panel causality testPostprint Article