Chapter 14 Empirical Studies of Demand for the Performing Arts

Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 415-472

  Seaman, Bruce A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

demand; elasticity; firm versus industry; habit formation; learning by consuming; performing arts; pricing; product quality; rational addiction

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149108363     PISSN: 15740676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0676(06)01014-3     Document Type: Review

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