Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/29558 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
IWQW Discussion Papers No. 09/2009
Publisher: 
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institut für Wirtschaftspolitik und Quantitative Wirtschaftsforschung (IWQW), Nürnberg
Abstract: 
This paper analyses the interdependency between the market for music recordings and concert tickets, assuming that there are positive indirect network effects both from the record market to ticket sales for live performances and vice versa. Using a model with two interrelated Salop circles we show that prices in both markets are corrected downwards when compared to the standard Salop model. Furthermore, we show that the effects of file sharing on firms' profitability and on variety are ambiguous. File sharing can increase profits through increased concert ticket demand and thereby also lead to additional market entry and additional variety.
Subjects: 
Music Industry
Indirect Network Effects
Salop Model
File Sharing
JEL: 
L13
L82
Z10
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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