Accommodation via peer-to-peer platforms in national accounts

Philippe Askenazy () and Alexandre Bourgeois
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Philippe Askenazy: Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, ENS Paris Saclay - Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Alexandre Bourgeois: INSEE - Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)

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Abstract: The development of peer-to-peer short-stay accommodation, mediated by online platforms, is a major phenomenon in the tourism and hospitality industry. This paper explores how it is traced in national accounts, especially for France, the largest European tourist market. The current methodology fails to fully embrace this activity and its associated production. A generic, more comprehensive approach to considering property owners as notional unincorporated enterprises is proposed. This is applied to France by exploiting a variety of sources. Compared to current methods, the output and productivity of the accommodation industry can accordingly be significantly revised upward. A unified approach can also enhance the comparability of this industry across countries.

Keywords: Productivity; Short-stay accommodation; National accounts; Platform economy; Tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-05
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Published in Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, 2026, 7 (1), pp.100207. ⟨10.1016/j.annale.2026.100207⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.annale.2026.100207

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