This study assesses the potential impacts of private investments in the hotel industry in Jamaica, looking at GDP, employment generation, poverty, and inequality. You will learn:  

• How a $600 million private investment in the hotel industry in Jamaica could impact the economy and reduce poverty.
• About the positive impact that private tourism investment can have on GDP, employment and household consumption.
• How an increase in private sector investment in tourism, combined with an increase in foreign tourism demand, could reduce poverty in Jamaica by 0.3 percentage points.

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