Economic Analysis Seminar Jan 20 , Marcello Sartarelli (ICAE-UCM)
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Inicio: Miércoles, 20 enero 13:00
Fin: Miércoles, 20 enero 15:00 - UCM Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Campus de Somosaguas, Pozuelo de Alarcón, España
Dept. Economic Analysis
Research Seminars
Dear all,The following virtual seminar will take place next week:Department of Economic Analysis & ICAE Research Seminars:
WEDNESDAY, January 20th, 2021, 13:00 h
Marcello Sartarelli (ICAE - UCM)
Title:A Beam of Light: Media, Tourism and Economic Development
ABSTRACT:
We provide causal evidence on the impact of entertainment media on tourism inflow and, in turn, on expenditure. Our identification strategy is based on a difference-in-differences exploiting: a) the staggered release of an Italian TV-series, Inspector Montalbano, in different countries; b) the difference between municipalities where the series was staged compared to other municipalities in the same Italian region (Sicily). We leverage a rich dataset which we built by linking municipal-level data on tourism inflows and expenditure from a representative survey (Bank of Italy) as well as on tourism inflows from a travel review platform (Tripadvisor). We document a positive and significant impact on tourism inflow and tourism expenditure from origin countries after the TV-series release in treated municipalities compared to control municipalities. We also provide evidence of positive spillover effects in neighbouring municipalities
You can join the seminar through Google Hangout Meets at the following link:
@ucm accounts are granted immediate access to the webinar. External accounts require explicit approval by the moderators.
You can find the recording of the talk as well as previous sessions, papers, and the schedule of upcoming seminars at the seminar’s webpage
Hope to see you all there.Best,Jimenez-Martin, Juan-ÁngelRodríguez Álvarez, CarmeloRodríguez Hernández, Juan Gabriel
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