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The Evolution of Entertainment Consumption and the Emergence of Cinema, 1890-1940
Bakker, Gerben - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007
the US. A time-lag of at least twelve years between the invention of cinema and the film industry’s take-off suggests that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870553
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At the origins of increased productivity growth in services Productivity, social savings and the consumer surplus of the film industry, 1900-1938
Bakker, Gerben - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004
This paper estimates and compares the benefits cinema technology generated to society in Britain, France and the US between 1900 and 1938. It is shown how cinema industrialised live entertainment, by standardisation, automation and making it tradable. The economic impact is measured in three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870588
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The Decline and Fall of the European Film Industry: Sunk Costs, Market Size and Market Structure, 1890-1927
Bakker, Gerben - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2003
In the 1900s, the European film industry exported throughout the world, at times supplying half the US market. By 1920 …; eight surviving companies dominated international film production and distribution forever after. European film companies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870602