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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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Television, Health, and Happiness: A Natural Experiment in West Germany

Chadi, Adrian; Hoffmann, Manuel - 2021

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Conquering the box office: Factors influencing success of international movies in Russia

Gaenssle, 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...

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The Impact of Covid-19 on the Alibaba Platform

Lozić, Josko; Fotova Čiković, Katerina - In: ENTRENOVA - ENTerprise REsearch InNOVAtion 8 (2022) 1, pp. 200-211

Purpose - this paper aims to analyse the business efficiency of the Alibaba platform at the beginning and during the COVID-19 crisis. Methodology/Design - The research is based on the official financial reports of the platform as well as on the reports of other specialized agencies that monitor...

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The impact of digital transformation on the business efficiency of the New York Times

Lozić, Joško; Čiković, Katerina Fotova - In: UTMS Journal of Economics 12 (2021) 2, pp. 225-239

The purpose of this study is to analyse the business performance, i.e. business efficiency of the New York Times in the process of its digital transformation. The main methodology used in this study is the regression analysis. This research focuses on the financial efficiency of the New York...

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