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American Economic Review: Vol. 102 No. 2 (April 2012)

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The Welfare Effects of Bundling in Multichannel Television Markets

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Crawford, Gregory S., and Ali Yurukoglu. 2012. "The Welfare Effects of Bundling in Multichannel Television Markets." American Economic Review, 102(2): 643-85.

DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.2.643

Abstract

We measure how the bundling of television channels affects short-run welfare. We estimate an industry model of viewership, demand, pricing, bundling, and input-market bargaining using data on ratings, purchases, prices, bundles, and input costs. We conduct simulations of à la carte policies that require distributors to offer individual channels for sale to consumers. We estimate that negotiated input costs rise by 103.0 percent under à la carte. These higher input costs offset consumer benefits from purchasing individual channels. Mean consumer and total surplus change by an estimated — 5.4 to 0.2 percent and — 1.7 to 6.0 percent, respectively. (JEL D12, L11, L51, L82, M31)

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Crawford, Gregory S. (U Warwick)
Yurukoglu, Ali (Stanford U)

JEL Classifications

D12: Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
L11: Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
L51: Economics of Regulation
L82: Entertainment; Media
M31: Marketing


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