Is America’s National Pastime too time consuming?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 115
Issue: 2
Pages: 204-206

Authors (2)

Burger, John D. (Loyola University of Maryland) Walters, Stephen J.K. (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

World Series telecasts are now an inferior good. Income and the time cost of consumption interact so that a ten percent income increase reduces viewership by 1.8 million households. Increased availability of substitutes reduces ratings but increased drama improves them.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:115:y:2012:i:2:p:204-206
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25