En el presente trabajo pretendo demostrar como el discurso sobre la calidad dela educación, que por su naturaleza pertenece al campo propio de la pedagogía,ha sido enrarecido por los intereses mercantilistas de una política neoliberalque pretende globalizar un discurso hegemónico de las...

In this Paper, we empirically test for network effects and preannouncement effects in the DVD market. We do this by measuring the effect of potential (incompatible) competition on a network undergoing growth. We find that there are network effects. The data is generally consistent with the...

We examine vertical backward integration in oligopoly. Analysing a standard linear Cournot model, we find that for wide parameter ranges (i) some firms integrate, while others remain separated, and (ii) efficient firms are more likely to integrate vertically. Adopting a reduced-form approach, we...

This paper develops a Hotelling location model in which two radio stations choose combinations of local and international content to play, given consumers with preferences distributed over those combinations. Station revenue derives from sales of advertising time, the demand for which depends...

We develop a model of theatre demand with learning by consuming, and test some of its implications on a large random sample of theatregoers and non-theatregoers. This seems to be the most comprehensive econometric study of demand for the theatre from individual data. We hypothesize that each...

This paper seeks to chart the emergence of the film market and examines the key drivers involved in the development of the industry both in America and Europe. Then it demonstrates that through a desire to both grow and protect the market the United States has become the sominant player in...

L'analyse contenue dans cet article envisage une chaine publique et une chaine privee en monopole comme deux hypotheses alternatives concernant la structure du marche televisuel. Nous comparons les tarifs et les valeurs publicitaires emergeants de ces hypotheses alternatives en supposant que les...

We analyse the rivalry between two TV-channels competing both on the market for audience and the market for advertising. We identify the nature of TV-programs emerging from this competition, and the quantity of advertising that TV-viewers will have to attend at equilibrium. Finally, we examine...