How New Airport Infrastructure Promotes Tourism: Evidence from a Synthetic Control Approach in German Regions

We examine how new airport infrastructure influences regional tourism. Identification is based on the conversion of a military air base into a regional commercial airport in the German state of Bavaria. The new airport opened in 2007 and promotes travelling to the touristic region Allgäu in the Bavarian Alps. We use a synthetic control approach and show that the new commercial airport increased tourism in the Allgäu region over the period 2008-2016. The positive effect is especially pronounced in the county where the airport is located. Our results suggest that new transportation infrastructure promotes regional economic development.

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Year of publication:	2019
Authors:	Dörr, Luisa ; Dorn, Florian ; Gäbler, Stefanie ; Potrafke, Niklas
Publisher:	Munich : Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Subject:	airports \| tourism \| regional development \| transportation infrastructure \| synthetic control method

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Series:	CESifo Working Paper ; 8010
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	1689551577 [GVK] hdl:10419/215012 [Handle] RePec:ces:ceswps:_8010 [RePEc]
Classification:	O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; z38 ; L93 - Air Transportation
Source:	EconStor

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