NOT ALL RIVALS LOOK ALIKE: ESTIMATING AN EQUILIBRIUM MODEL OF THE RELEASE DATE TIMING GAME

被引:51
作者
Einav, Liran [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Natl Bur Econ Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
关键词
MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY; MARKET-STRUCTURE; ENTRY; COMPETITION; CHOICES; PRICES; FIRMS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00239.x
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
I develop a new empirical model for discrete games and apply it to study the release date timing game played by distributors of movies. The results suggest that release dates of movies are too clustered around big holiday weekends and that box office revenues would increase if distributors shifted some holiday releases by one or two weeks. The proposed game structure could be applied more broadly to situations where competition is on dimensions other than price. It relies on sequential moves with asymmetric information, making the model particularly attractive for studying (common) situations where player asymmetries are important. (JEL C13, C51, L13, L15, L82).
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页码:369 / 390
页数:22
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