Spatial Competition and market Share: An Application to Motion Pictures

Darlene C. Chisolm and George Norman ()

No 763, Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University from Department of Economics, Tufts University

Abstract: This paper presents an empirical assessment of movie theatre attendance in two major metropolitan markets and provides strong support for the importance of spatial characteristics in determing attendance. We consider the hypothesis that attendance at particular movie theatres reflects a tension between two effects: a negative competion effect and a positive agglomeration effect. We find evidence that the competition effect dominates. Further, we identify a pattern of systematic spatial decay in the impact of this effect on demand.

JEL-codes: D43 L11 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-com, nep-geo, nep-ind and nep-ure
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