nep-cul 2005-05-07 papers

on Cultural Economics

Issue of 2005‒05‒07
one paper chosen by
Roberto Zanola
Universita degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale

Rockonomics: The Economics of Popular Music By Marie Connolly; Alan B. Krueger

Rockonomics: The Economics of Popular Music

By:	Marie Connolly; Alan B. Krueger
Abstract:	This paper considers economic issues and trends in the rock and roll industry, broadly defined. The analysis focuses on concert revenues, the main source of performers ' income. Issues considered include: price measurement; concert price acceleration in the 1990s; the increased concentration of revenue among performers; reasons for the secondary ticket market; methods for ranking performers; copyright protection; and technological change.
JEL:	Z1 L82 O34
Date:	2005–04
URL:	http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:nbr:nberwo:11282&r=cul

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