Економијатана туризмот и нејзиното изучување на додипломските студии на Факултетите за туризам во Република Македонија

The aim of the paper is to present the role of higher education in the process of studying the economics of tourism as a base for acquiring knowledge necessary for stimulation and amplification of the growth of tourism industry. For that purpose a review of the modules taking into consideration the economic aspect of tourism will be presented. Special attention will be given to observation of the economic modules embedded in the study programs of undergraduate studiesat the Faculties of Tourism in the Republic of Macedonia. In addition, comparative analysis will be performed between the similar modules in selected faculties providing their services in some of our neighboring countries with the modules offered by the domestic faculties. This paper will devote special attention to the importance of the research activities in the area of tourism, conducted by development oriented economists for the purpose of developing the science of economics of tourism. Moreover, modern tendencies and perspectives of the economics of tourism under the community based knowledge will be presented