ISSN:
1573-7160
Keywords:
Elasticity
;
music recording industry
;
oligopoly
;
price dispersions
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Abstract The present note examines price dispersions inthe music recording industry between new release andmid-line (older) recordings. The model employs theframework developed within the industrial economicsliterature and provides empirical results suggestingthat new release prices are lower than those ofmid-level recordings. This result follows fromdiffering buyer characteristics and varying levelsof close substitutes, leading to higher demandelasticities for new release recordings. Finally,the theoretical expectations should hold in thepresence of either significant scale economies ormodest minimum efficient scales of production.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007820616596
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