¿Especialización dual o trayectorias divergentes?

Patrones sectoriales del turismo y la tecnología en las regiones europeas NUTS-3

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https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v20.3530

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Especialización regional, Estructura sectorial, Turismo, Tecnología, Regiones europeas

Resumen

Este artículo examina la coexistencia del turismo y la tecnología en las regiones europeas NUTS-3 utilizando datos de empleo de Eurostat para el periodo 2003–2023. Se construye un índice de especialización relativa para clasificar las regiones según sus perfiles sectoriales, y un test de BaiPerron identifica un quiebre estructural en torno a 2010, permitiendo comparar los periodos pre y post shock. Los resultados muestran una fuerte persistencia en los patrones de especialización regional, junto con desplazamientos moderados desde configuraciones de doble especialización hacia estructuras más asimétricas. Los perfiles de baja especialización predominan, especialmente en las regiones de menor renta, mientras que las regiones de mayor renta se asocian con mayor frecuencia a perfiles intensivos en tecnología y de doble especialización. Los cambios estructurales son específicos de cada sector y dependen del nivel de renta, y la especialización relacionada con la tecnología presenta una mayor variabilidad en ambos grupos de renta, particularmente entre las regiones de mayor renta. En términos generales, el turismo y la tecnología coexisten frecuentemente dentro de configuraciones regionales diferenciadas asociadas a distintas condiciones iniciales y perfiles sectoriales. Aportando evidencia a un nivel territorial muy desagregado, este trabajo contribuye a la literatura al ir más allá de las interpretaciones dicotómicas del desarrollo sectorial y mostrar la coexistencia de múltiples trayectorias regionales heterogéneas en la interacción entre turismo y tecnología.

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Ana Belén Ramón-Rodríguez, University of Alicante

Is a professor at the University of Alicante in the Department of Applied Economic Analysis. She is a researcher at the University Institute of International Economics and head of the Research Group on Tourism Economics, Natural Resources, and New Technologies at the University of Alicante. The author’s research is focused on tourism services, internationalization and hospitality management, and the innovation and new technologies applied to the tourism sector. Contribuições: Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing.

Aimée Torres-Penalva, University of Alicante

Aimée Torres-Penalva is a post-doctorate researcher at the University of Alicante working on regional economic convergence, income inequalities, and the role of sectoral specialization in shaping economic development. Contribuições: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing.

David Matesanz-Gómez, Universidad de Oviedo

Is Professor of the Applied Economic Department - Universidad de Oviedo, Spain. He received his PhD in Economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. His research interests and expertise are in the areas of international economics, tourism economics and complex systems. Contributions: Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing.

Luis Moreno-Izquierdo, University of Alicante

Is Full Professor at the University of Alicante and director of the Research Group on Innovation Economics and Artificial Intelligence (ECO-IA). His main research areas are tourism economics and technological transformation in various sectors. Contributions: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validatio, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing.

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2026-10-15

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Ramón-Rodríguez, A. B., Torres-Penalva, A., Matesanz-Gómez, D., & Moreno-Izquierdo, L. (2026). ¿Especialización dual o trayectorias divergentes? Patrones sectoriales del turismo y la tecnología en las regiones europeas NUTS-3 . Revista Brasileira De Pesquisa Em Turismo, 20, 3530 . https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v20.3530

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Vol. 20 (2026)

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Artículos - Gestión del Turismo

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