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The political legacy of entertainment TV

Durante, Ruben; Pinotti, Paolo; Tesei, Andrea - 2015

We investigate the political impact of entertainment television in Italy over the past thirty years by exploiting the … municipalities that had access to Mediaset prior to 1985 - when the network only featured light entertainment programs - were … different mechanisms through which early exposure to entertainment content may have influenced their political attitudes. …

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Asymmetric vertical integration

Bühler, Stefan (contributor); Schmutzler, Armin (contributor) - 2004 - Revised version

We examine vertical backward integration in a reducedform model of successive oligopolies. Our key findings are: (i) There may be asymmetric equilibria where some firms integrate and others remain separated, even if firms are symmetric initially; (ii) Efficient firms are more likely to integrate...

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Downstream investment in oligopoly

Bühler, Stefan (contributor); Schmutzler, Armin (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

We examine cost-reducing investment in vertically-related oligopolies, where firms may be vertically integrated or separated. Analyzing a standard linear Cournot model, we show that: (i) Integrated firms invest more than separated competitors. (ii) Vertical integration increases own investment...

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Destination image built by the cinema : the case of "Basilicata Coast to Coast"

Bencivenga, Angelo; Chiarullo, Livio; Colangelo, Delio; … - 2012

Film tourism, meaning the phenomenon that is born of the desire to visit film locations, has been the object of … the effects of the film "Basilicata Coast to Coast", by Rocco Papaleo, on tourism in Basilicata, (a small region in the … South of Italy) after its success at the box office and several Italian awards. The film, planned with the involvement of …

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Bidding for incompete contracts

Bajari, Patrick L.; Houghton, Stephanie; Tadelis, Steve - 2004

When procurement contracts are incomplete, they are frequently changed after the contract is awarded to the lowest bidder. This results in a final cost that differs from the initial price, and may involve significant transaction costs due to renegotiation. We propose a stylized model of bidding...

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Public and Private Activity in Commercial TV Broadcasting

Hansen, Bodil O.; Keiding, Hans - 2006

We consider a model of commercial television market, where private broadcasters coexist with a public television broadcaster. Assuming that the public TV station follows a policy of Ramsey pricing whereas the private stations are profit maximizers, we consider the equilibria in this market and...

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Sports business and the theory of multisided markets

Budzinski, Oliver; Satzer, Janina - 2009

Despite still being younger than a decade, the theory of multisided market has offered numerous valuable insights for the analysis of industries in which a supplier serves two distinct customer groups that are indirectly interrelated by externalities. Examples include payment systems, matching...

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Multisided media markets : applying the theory of multisided markets to media markets

Lindstädt-Dreusicke, Nadine - 2009

Media markets recently have been identified as multisided markets. The application of the theory of multisided markets provides a better understanding of such markets. It enriched the hitherto economic approach and led to new insights and perspectives especially for the antitrust authorities...

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Germany's PSB going online : is there an economic justification for Public Service Media online?

Lindstädt-Dreusicke, Nadine - 2010

Public Service Media (PSM) online is a highly up to date topic. There is no clear consensus among researchers if Public Service Media should have a legitimization online and if so to which extent. Some authors still demand for an extensive role of public service provision in the digital era...

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Challenges of exporting differentiated products to developed countries : the case of SME-dominated sectors in a semi-industrialized country

Artopoulos, Alejandro; Friel, Daniel; Hallak, Juan Carlos - 2010

This paper surveys four Argentinean industries light ships, television programs, wines, and wooden furniture that have experienced substantial export growth in recent years, particularly to developed countries. The case studies first describe the structure of the industries, then characterize...

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