causal

Online reviews create feedback constraining bad service

A waiter in a touristy area historically had no incentive to satisfy any individual tourist because the supply of tourists is effectively endless, but online review platforms create a new feedback mechanism that did not exist before and can push such providers to behave better.

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Speaker

Branko Milanovic

Evidence Quote

there's a feedback now, which might not have existed in the past, and which might push that person to behave a little bit differently.

Source

Branko Milanovic on the Big Questions of EconomicsEconTalk
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:16:00 AM

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