Increasing Returns to Information in the U.S. Popular Music Industry

Using data relating to ‘number one’ hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, we find clear evidence of increasing returns to information in the U.S. market for popular music. This evidence supports related findings for the motion picture industry in various countries, and for Broadway productions.

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Year of publication:	2005-07-07
Authors:	Giles, David E.
Institutions:	Department of Economics, University of Victoria
Subject:	Popular music \| returns to information \| Gibrat’s law \| Zipf’s Law \| Pareto’s law \| stable distribution \| Bose-Einstein dynamics

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Econometrics Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	ISSN 1485-6441 Number 0510 10 pages
Classification:	C4 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics ; D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance ; L82 - Entertainment; Media (Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Broadcasting, Publishing, etc.) ; Z11 - Economics of the Arts and Literature
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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