Market Structure of the Domestic Music Recording Industry, 1890–1988
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11253314 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter J Alexander (0000-0002-4957-9012, a Media Bureau Federal Communications Commission, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 129-132 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Methods A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-5440 • E-ISSN: 1940-1906 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01615440209601203 |
| OpenAlex | W2060954556 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The author constructed measures of market structure for the music recording industry for the years 1890 to 1988. This measure can be used both to test a variety of hypotheses about the industry itself and to serve as part of a broader study of culture-based industries. For example, data were used to test a hypothesis relating market structure to the diversity of products issued by the industry (P. J. Alexander 1997). The main finding was that a moderately concentrated market structure provided greater product diversity than an atomistic or monopolistic market structure. Whereas census data and previous studies of the industry provide some information about industry structure, these sources are severely limited in scope and detail. Finally, similar rankings in other culture-based industries (e.g., broadcast television, radio, cable television) might provide a useful index of concentration in those industries
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2018 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |