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Media Market Concentration, Advertising Levels, and Ad Prices


Simon P. Anderson


University of Virginia - Department of Economics

Ø. Foros


Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics

Hans Jarle Kind


Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration (NHH); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research); Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics

Martin Peitz


University of Mannheim - Department of Economics

December 19, 2011

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3677

Abstract:     
Standard media economics models imply that increased platform competition decreases ad levels and that mergers reduce per-viewer ad prices. The empirical evidence, however, is mixed. We attribute the theoretical predictions to the combined assumptions that there is no advertising congestion and that viewers single-home. Allowing for crowding in viewer attention spans for ads may reverse standard results, as does allowing viewers to multi-home.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 12

Keywords: media economics, pricing ads, advertising clutter, information congestion, mergers, entry

JEL Classification: D110, D430, L130

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Date posted: December 19, 2011  

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Anderson, Simon P., Foros, Ø., Kind, Hans Jarle and Peitz, Martin, Media Market Concentration, Advertising Levels, and Ad Prices (December 19, 2011). CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3677. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1974408

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Simon P. Anderson
University of Virginia (UVA) - Department of Economics ( email )
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Charlottesville, VA 22904-4182
United States
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Øystein Foros
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics ( email )
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N-5035 Bergen
Norway
Hans Jarle Kind (Contact Author)
Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration (NHH) ( email )
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Norway
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CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research)
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Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics
Helleveien 30
N-5035 Bergen
Norway

Martin Peitz
University of Mannheim - Department of Economics ( email )
D-68131 Mannheim
Germany
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HOME PAGE: http://peitz.vwl.uni-mannheim.de/
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