Wikipedia Matters

Marit  Hinnosaar; Toomas  Hinnosaar; Michael Kummer; Olga Slivko

doi:10.1111/jems.12421

Wikipedia Matters

Marit Hinnosaar, Toomas Hinnosaar, Michael Kummer, Olga Slivko

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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 non-treated cities. The impact is largely driven by improvements to shorter and relatively incomplete pages on Wikipedia. Our findings highlight the value of content in digital public goods for informing individual choices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	657-669
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
Volume	32
Issue number	3
Early online date	10 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12421
Publication status	Published - Sep 2023

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