The significance of geographic location in island studies ; The significance of geographic location in island studies: a rejoinder

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Abstract

International audience ; The results pointed out in the note 'The significance of geographic location in island studies' by McElroy & Lucas (2014) suggest that the economic performance of small islands is inversely related to their remoteness from the rest of the world and positively related to their political affiliation to a large country. In this note, I propose some policy implications and review some theoretical explanations for this result. I also present similar results obtained with a gravity model of tourism demand for small islands.