lasts for 5 months, and make, if need be, side-payments to software firms, as superstars dramatically increase hardware … sales. Obtaining exclusivity over superstars, by hardware firms, does not provide an extra boost to their own sales, but it …

When studying the problem of the emergence of superstars, scholars face great difficulties in measuring talent … of outliers (superstars). In this paper we use an original dataset from the Pokemon trading card game in which (i) there …. This allows to identify superstars, i.e. individuals that are sold at a price which represents several times their …

the emergence of superstars in German soccer. We use data on market values and individual player performance and publicity …

emphasizes three important aspects of artistic markets: the predominance of superstars, the dynamics of talent sorting, and the … importance of promotion expenditures. In the short run, piracy reduces superstars’ earnings and market share, and increases the … equipment may crucially depend on whether their yields primarily accrue to superstars or are allocated to help young artists. …