Does Wikipedia Matter? The Effect of Wikipedia on Tourist Choices
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We analyze the impact of information on Wikipedia on tourists' choices for travel destinations. Our results suggest a strong observational correlation between the amount of content on Wikipedia and tourist overnight stays. We propose a check of whether this correlation is causal. For that, we introduce randomized exogenous variation to articles' content. While our treatment is strong enough to affect content on the treated pages positively, we find no statistically significant effect of this treatment on tourist overnight stays.
- Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands
- University of East Anglia United Kingdom
- Collegio Carlo Alberto Italy
- University of Mannheim Germany
- University of Nottingham United Kingdom
330, ddc:330, L86, L17, C93, field experiment, tourism industry, H41, L82, L83, user-generated content, Wikipedia
330, ddc:330, L86, L17, C93, field experiment, tourism industry, H41, L82, L83, user-generated content, Wikipedia
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