Wikipedia matters

Title: Wikipedia matters
Creator(s): Hinnosaar, Marit; Hinnosaar, Toomas; Kummer, Michael; Slivko, Olga
Date: 2023
Is Part Of: Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
Volume: 32
Issue: 3
Pages: 657-669
Language: eng
Rights: © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC
ISSN: 1530-9134
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12421
URI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jems.12421
Zotero BiDiAr: https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/GE3NQBD3/item-list
Abstract: We document a causal impact of online user-generated information on real-world economic outcomes. In particular, we conduct a randomized field experiment to test whether additional content on Wikipedia pages about cities affects tourists' choices of overnight visits. Our treatment of adding information to Wikipedia increases overnight stays in treated cities compared to nontreated cities. The impact is largely driven by improvements to shorter and relatively incomplete pages on Wikipedia. Our findings highlight the value of digital public goods for informing individual choices.
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