Recently, business models have reformed in the recorded music industry. Many have seen promise in the leveling of the …

and some rule-of-thumb managerial implications for the music industry. The aim is to show how technological innovation …) may be harmful for the music industry only within one specific group of consumers. New technologies can instead promote … music consumption (especially of live music) by the other categories of consumers. By investing in music knowledge and …

Despite numerous studies on skill development, we know little about the causal effects of music training on cognitive … and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how long-term music training during childhood and youth affects the …-Economic Panel (SOEP). Our findings suggest that adolescents with music training have better cognitive skills and school grades and …

This study investigates the dose-response effects of making music on youth development. Identification is based on the …

pioneer format in digital music, it captured the imagination of many at the time of its inception. In this article, I present … the CD as a business history case, from being a unique innovation to its commercialization. While its introduction … significantly disrupted the market for recorded music, its eventual success and acceptance underscores its immense profitability to …

Why do some individuals pirate digital music while others pay for it? Using data on a sample of undergraduate students …, we study the determinants of music piracy by looking at whether a respondent’s last song was obtained illegally or not … music; and (ii) individual willingness to pay (WTP) for digital music, which we elicit using a simple field experiment and …

music industry and cultural policy …

Despite numerous studies on skill development,we know little about the causal effects of music training on cognitive … and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how long-term music training during childhood and youth affects the …-Economic Panel (SOEP). Our findings suggest that adolescents with music training have better cognitive skills and school grades and …

Despite numerous studies on skill development, we know little about the effects of extracurricular music activities on … cognitive and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how music training during childhood and youth affects the development of … findings suggest that adolescents with music training have better school grades, are more conscientious, open and ambitious …

The music world has had its share of Internet-led shake-ups. Digital piracy and the advertisement rules of platforms … music for development …