An economist's guide to digital music

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 359-428

  Peitz, Martin ^a   Waelbroeck, Patrick ^b  

^a International University in Germany   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITIZATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LEISURE INDUSTRY; MUSIC; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 27844561088     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/51.2-3.359     Document Type: Article

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