Figure 6: Google Trends Digital Platform Use Proxy
Fig. 6(a)
Fig. 6(b)
Last, we complement our data set with several sources that provided the required control variables.
Standard gravity model variables came from the U.S. International Trade Commission’s Dynamic Gravity
Dataset.
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The World Bank’s World Development Indicators and the World Economic Forum (2018) were
used to supplement the USITC data set and in exploring some of the determinants of the demand for
tourism services.
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See Gurevich and Herman (2018).
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Source: Author's calculation using Google Trends information.
Online Travel Platform Usage, 2004-2018
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