摘要：One of t he goals of t he nat ional development policy is t o support the sustainable economic and social growt h of regions territorially ba lanced in Roma nia in order to reduce economic a nd social disparities among regions.This paper aims at ident ifying influentia l factors to the number of tourists and national road densit y,indicators that charact erize tourism,namely transports - two of the regional development priorit ies.To t his end,pooled linea r regression models with spatia l specific effects have been used for cross-sectiona l units.However,model equations qua ntify t he intensit y of highlight ed links a nd assess t he effects of influence factors upon t he t wo indicators.The study shows t hat the nominal GDP is an important direct influence factor upon nat ional road densit y and,the GDP per capita and the number of emp loyees per 1,000 inha bita nts are relevant factors which influence tourist activit y,the former directly and t he latter reversely.
关键词：regional development;sustainable development;panel data models;Romania
