RT Journal Article T1 Contagion Effect on Business Failure: A Spatial Analysis of the Hotel Sector A1 Vivel Búa, Milagros A1 Lado Sestayo, Rubén K1 Failure K1 Hotel K1 Contagion K1 Location K1 Coordinates AB This article analyzes the contagion effect on business failure, focusing on the Spanish hotel sector. The sample consists of 3,948 hotel micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the 2012-2015 period and includes variables related to characteristics of the hotel and tourist destination. The results show that the contagion effect is significant, increasing the explanatory capacity of the model. Moreover, the results show that the analysis of the contagion effect should consider not only its simultaneous impact but also that deferred over time on the probability of failure. Thereby, this study found that after the initial shock, the contagion effect decreases and changes its sign from negative to positive in the fourth year. PB SAGE Publications SN 1557-7554 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39352 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39352 LA eng NO Vivel-Búa, M., & Lado-Sestayo, R. (2023). Contagion Effect on Business Failure: A Spatial Analysis of the Hotel Sector. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 47(3), 482-502. https://doi.org/10.1177/10963480211023804 NO This is the manuscript of an article that has been accepted for publication DS Minerva RD 23 abr 2026