Table 7.
Full model results
| Dependent Var: log(1 + Number of reviews) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Variables 1 : | ||||
| Complementary NF emoji presence ( | 0.215*** | 0.200*** | 0.234*** | |
| (0.026) | (0.033) | (0.038) | ||
| Substitutive NF emoji presence ( |
0.126* (0.051) |
0.145** (0.052) |
0.194** (0.075) |
|
| Complementary NF emoji presence*Complementary Number ( |
0.022 (0.043) |
0.071 (0.047) |
||
| Substitutive NF emoji presence*Substitutive Number ( |
-0.432** (0.147) |
-0.514*** (0.131) |
||
| Complementary NF emoji presence* Superhost ( |
-0.074 (0.065) |
|||
| Substitutive NF emoji presence*Superhost ( |
-0.124 (0.098) |
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| Complementary NF emoji presence*Complementary Number*Superhost ( |
-0.145* (0.073) |
|||
| Substitutive NF emoji presence*Substitutive Number*Superhost ( |
0.193 (0.287) |
|||
| Superhost ( | 0.369*** (0.001) | 0.369*** (0.008) | 0.369*** (0.008) | 0.372*** (0.008) |
| Listing Title Characteristics 1 : | ||||
| # Face Emojis | 0.029 | 0.003 | 0.002 | -0.008 |
| (0.044) | (0.049) | (0.049) | (0.051) | |
| # Textual attention markers | 0.014*** | 0.014*** | 0.014*** | 0.014*** |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.002) | |
| Listing title word length | 0.009*** | 0.009*** | 0.009*** | 0.009*** |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.002) | |
| Listing title word length^2 | -0.001*** | -0.001*** | -0.001*** | -0.001*** |
| (1.3e-4) | (1.3e-4) | (1.3e-4) | (1.3e-4) | |
| Time-Variant Listing Features 1 : | ||||
| Rating Quality Score | 0.003*** | 0.003*** | 0.003*** | 0.003*** |
| (1.1e-4) | (1.1e-4) | (1.1e-4) | (1.1e-4) | |
| Price*10 (10 s of $) | -0.006*** | -0.006*** | -0.006*** | -0.006*** |
| (3.3e-4) | (4.1e-5) | (4.1e-5) | (4.1e-5) | |
| Security Deposit*10 (10 s of $) | -0.001*** | -0.001*** | -0.001*** | -0.001*** |
| (1.6e-4) | (2.5e-5) | (2.5e-5) | (2.5e-5) | |
| Cleaning Fee*10 (10 s of $) | -0.012*** | -0.012*** | -0.012*** | -0.012*** |
| (0.001) | (8.3e-5) | (8.3e-5) | (8.3e-5) | |
| Instant Bookable | 0.228*** | 0.227*** | 0.227*** | 0.227*** |
| (0.007) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | |
| Listing description word length | 4.0e-4*** | 4.1e-4*** | 4.1e-4*** | 4.1e-4*** |
| (2.7e-5) | (2.7e-5) | (2.7e-5) | (2.7e-5) | |
| Listing description word length^2 | -1.4e-7*** | -1.4e-7*** | -1.4e-7*** | -1.4e-7*** |
| (2.9e-8) | (2.8e-8) | (2.8e-8) | (2.8e-8) | |
| Description topic category: 2 | 0.013 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.011 |
| (0.007) | (0.007) | (0.007) | (0.007) | |
| Description topic category: 3 | -0.011 | -0.013 | -0.013 | -0.014 |
| (0.027) | (0.007) | (0.027) | (0.027) | |
| Description topic category: 4 | -0.241*** | -0.236*** | -0.236*** | -0.236*** |
| (0.018) | (0.018) | (0.018) | (0.018) | |
| Description topic category: 5 | 0.048*** | 0.047*** | 0.047*** | 0.046*** |
| (0.009) | (0.009) | (0.009) | (0.009) | |
| Description topic category: 6 | 0.100*** | 0.098*** | 0.098*** | 0.098*** |
| (0.007) | (0.008) | (0.008) | (0.008) | |
| Description topic category: 7 | 0.035*** | 0.034*** | 0.034*** | 0.034*** |
| (0.008) | (0.008) | (0.008) | (0.008) | |
| Accommodation capacity | 0.040*** (0.002) | 0.046*** (3.3e-4) | 0.046*** (3.3e-4) | 0.046*** (3.3e-4) |
| Number of amenities | 0.007*** | 0.008*** | 0.008*** | 0.008*** |
| (3.1e-4) | (5.1e-5) | (5.1e-5) | (5.1e-5) | |
| Cancellation Policy: Moderate | 0.074*** | 0.074*** | 0.074*** | 0.074*** |
| (0.006) | (0.006) | (0.006) | (0.006) | |
| Cancellation Policy: Strict | 0.040*** | 0.040*** | 0.040*** | 0.040*** |
| (0.007) | (0.007) | (0.007) | (0.007) | |
| Exogenous Listing Features | ||||
| Listing age | -0.003*** | -0.003*** | -0.003*** | -0.003*** |
| (1.3e-4) | (1.3e-4) | (1.3e-4) | (1.3e-4) | |
| Time since last scrape (days) | 0.001*** | 0.001*** | 0.001*** | 0.001*** |
| (7.3e-5) | (7.3e-5) | (7.3e-5) | (7.3e-5) | |
| Host Characteristics: | ||||
| # Host Verifications | 0.001 | 2.7e-4 | 2.7e-4 | 2.6e-4 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | |
| Is Professional Host | 0.012 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.009 |
| (0.011) | (0.011) | (0.011) | (0.011) | |
| Fixed-Effects: | ||||
| City-Property Type-Month | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Neighborhood | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Observations | 2,189,224 | 2,189,224 | 2,189,224 | 2,189,224 |
| Durbin-Wu-Hausman test of endogeneity | 65.3*** | 66.9*** | 68.4*** | 69.8*** |
| Within-R2 | 0.248 | 0.249 | 0.249 | 0.249 |
| BIC | 3,967,425 | 3,964,611 | 3,964,570 | 3,964,173 |
| Likelihood Ratio Test Statistic (compared to Model 1) | 2842*** | 2913*** | 3369*** | |
Numbers in parentheses denote standard errors. Standard errors clustered by neighbourhood.
Significance codes—***:0.001, **0.01, *0.05.
1 – Second stage IV GMM results reported for endogenous variables