Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/181998 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
ILE Working Paper Series No. 16
Publisher: 
University of Hamburg, Institute of Law and Economics (ILE), Hamburg
Abstract: 
Germany shows a more welcoming attitude towards refugees than most other European countries. At the same time, the influx of refugees has led to massive protests, demonstrations and attacks against refugees. We look at the economic effects of these demonstrations and attacks on one important industry, namely tourism. Combining a novel, district-level data set on tourism with data on xenophobic activities, we find that xenophobic demonstrations have negative effects on tourist arrivals. This effect is found for domestic and foreign tourists.
Subjects: 
Xenophobic activities
refugees
tourism
district-level data
JEL: 
F22
L83
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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