Zusammenfassung Die Sozialfigur „Tourist“ genießt sowohl in der akademischen als auch in der populärwissenschaftlichen Literatur mehrheitlich keinen guten Ruf. Die mit ihr verbundenen negativen Konnotationen sind zahlreich und umfassen ebenso Adjektive wie auch Tierbezeichnungen oder...

Zusammenfassung Räumlich mobilen Menschen werden in der Regel hoher sozialer Status, Leistungsbereitschaft, Erfolg und Flexibilität zugeschrieben. Die „dunkle Seite“ der räumlichen Mobilität wird hierbei von einer gesellschaftlichen Mobilitätsverherrlichung überstrahlt. Der vorliegende...

Abstract Big Data analysis has drawn considerable interest both in tourism research and practice. The authors argue that, although the potential impact is promising, implementation often fails due to insufficient access to the data needed: Although Big Data is there, it is often not available...

While conducting empirical work, researchers sometimes observe changes in outcomes before adoption of a new policy. The conventional diagnosis is that treatment is endogenous. This observation is also consistent, however, with anticipation effects that arise naturally out of many theoretical...

Economists think of medical innovation as a valuable but risky good, producing health benefits but increasing financial risk. This perspective overlooks how innovation can lower physical risks borne by healthy patients facing the prospect of future disease. We present an alternative framework...

This paper examines the conventional wisdom, expressed in McAfee and McMillan's (1987) widely cited survey paper on auctions, that links increased variance of bidder values to increased information rent. We find that although the conventional wisdom does indeed hold in their (1986) model of a...

While conducting empirical work, researchers sometimes observe changes in outcomes before adoption of a new treatment program. The conventional diagnosis is that treatment is endogenous. Observing changes in outcomes prior to treatment is also consistent, however, with anticipation effects. This...

Many environmental hazards produce health effects that take years to arise, but quasi-experimental studies typically measure outcomes and treatment over short time periods. We develop a new approach to overcome this challenge and use it to gauge the effect of exposure to air pollution on US life...