Quality signals in information cascades and the dynamics of the distribution of motion picture box office revenues

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 593-614

  De Vany, Arthur ^a   Lee, Cassey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Box office revenues; C63; Complex dynamics; D83; Information cascade; L82; Motion pictures; Quality information

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042196408     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1889(00)00037-3     Document Type: Article

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