TSA (Revised treatment of international students)

A tourism satellite account (TSA) is used to measure the economic contribution of tourism to gross domestic product (GDP) and to provide analysis of the New Zealand tourism industry. This paper outlines the results of the investigation and details the changes in TSA methodology to include the expenditure of overseas students studying in New Zealand for less than 12 months.

Published 17 November 2003

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Existing TSA treatment of international students
How other countries treat international students
Reviewing he methodology
Changing the methodology
Calculating tourism expenditure by international students
Appendix

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