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At the movies : avoiding head-to-head competition on the big screen ; the economics of movie distribution
Filson, Darren; Fabre, Fernando; Nava, Alfredo; … - 2000
This paper provides theoretical explanations for devices that movie distributors use to avoid head-to-head competition. We use a simple static model to show how revenuse sharing exhibition contracts providex multiplex owners with incentives to take cross effects on demand into account. Then we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011561654
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Dynamic Common Agency, Vertical Integration, and Investment : The Economics of Movie Distribution
Filson, Darren - 2003
This paper analyzes the impact of vertical integration on investment and other strategies in a dynamic common agency framework. Movie distribution is used as a motivating example. The model matches several facts about movie distribution; distributors avoid head-to-head new hit releases, hits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263294
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At the Movies: Risk Sharing and the Economics of Exhibition Contracts
Filson, Darren; Fabre, Fernando; Nava, Alfredo; … - 2001
The current literature on sharing contracts emphasizes the importance of asymmetric information and typically assumes that one party is risk neutral while the other is risk averse. This paper describes a real-world contract that is widely used - the movie exhibition contract - and argues that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334565
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At the movies : risk sharing and the economics of exhibition contracts
Filson, Darren; Fabre, Fernando; Nava, Alfredo; … - 2001
The current literature on sharing contracts emphasizes the importance of asymmetric information and typically assumes that one party is risk neutral while the other is risk averse. This paper describes a real-world contract that is widely used - the movie exhibition contract - and argues that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565681
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Conquering the box office: factors influencing success of international movies in Russia
Gänßle, Sophia; Budzinski, Oliver; Astakhova, Daria - 2019 - Update
This paper empirically examines factors influencing box office success of international movies in Russia between 2012 and 2016. It adds to existing research on national movie markets, by highlighting the relevance of differences in culture, institutions, language, and consumption habits for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012107671
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Conquering the box office: factors influencing success of international movies in Russia
Gänßle, Sophia; Budzinski, Oliver; Astakhova, Daria - 2018
This paper empirically examines various factors influencing box office success of international movies in Russia between 2012 and 2016. Three groups of success factors are distinguished: distribution related (e.g. budget, franchise), brand and star effects (e.g. top actors or directors), and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852931
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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011460769
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Conquering the box office: Factors influencing success of international movies in Russia
Gänßle, Sophia; Budzinski, Oliver; Astakhova, Daria - 2019
This paper empirically examines factors influencing box office success of international movies in Russia between 2012 and 2016. It adds to existing research on national movie markets, by highlighting the relevance of differences in culture, institutions, language, and consumption habits for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111637
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Wettbewerb und Antitrust in Unterhaltungsmärkten
Budzinski, Oliver; Gänßle, Sophia; … - 2021
Dieser Beitrag fasst die ökonomischen Besonderheiten von Unterhaltungsmärkten zusammen und legt dabei einen besonderen Fokus auf Digitalisierungseffekte. Dabei werden die Aspekte Erfahrungsgüter und Qualität, Fixkostendegression & Güterheterogenität, Super-stareffekte, die Rolle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012418111
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Television, health, and happiness: A natural experiment in West Germany
Chadi, Adrian; Hoffmann, Manuel - 2021
Watching television is the most time-consuming human activity besides work but its role for individual well-being is unclear. Negative consequences portrayed in the literature raise the question whether this popular pastime constitutes an economic good or bad, and hence serves as a prime example...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012643588