Public radio in the United States: Does it correct market failure or cannibalize commercial stations?

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-211

  Berry, Steven T ^a,b   Waldfogel, Joel ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding out; Entry; H41; L33; L82; Market failure; Public goods; Public radio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039656471     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(98)00070-X     Document Type: Article

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