Does Wikipedia matter? The effect of Wikipedia on tourist choices

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.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Hinnosaar, Marit ; Hinnosaar, Toomas ; Kummer, Michael ; Slivko, Olga
Publisher:	Mannheim : Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Subject:	Wikipedia \| randomized treatment \| online content \| tourist visits

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Series:	ZEW Discussion Papers ; 15-089
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	847290360 [GVK] hdl:10419/127472 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:zewdip:15089 [RePEc]
Classification:	D29 - Production and Organizations. Other ; D80 - Information and Uncertainty. General ; H41 - Public Goods ; J60 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies. General ; L17 - Open Source Products and Markets
Source:	EconStor

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