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Superstars and Heavy Tails in Pre-Recorded Entertainment: Empirical Analysis of the Market for DVDs

by W. D. Walls

This research presents a systematic empirical analysis of the market for digital versatile discs (DVDs). We examine a sample of 953 DVD titles that appeared on the weekly top-30 sales charts in North America over a 30-month interval. We find that the size distribution of weekly DVD sales revenue does not indicate the presence of increasing returns to information. The empirical results for DVD...
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Canadian Olympians and Social Values

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:07.
Canadian Olympians and Social Values
"Athletes Should Get the First Jab", 14 Oct 2009, Calgary Herald, Page A8.

In today's Calgary Herald there is a report that the medical officer for the Canadian Olympic Committee is calling for Canada's Olympic Athletes to be at the front of the line for H1N1 vaccination.
-By Herb on 2009-10-14

Elinor Ostrom presents her analysis of the commons

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 07:20.
Elinor Ostrom presents her analysis of the commons
Elinor Ostrom won the Nobel prize in economics yesterday (along with Oliver Williamson). Here is a video by Prof. Ostrom explaining her take on the commons.

-By rob on 2009-10-13

U of C's Miraculous Faculty

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 07:56.
U of C's Miraculous Faculty
The Times Higher Education supplement has published its world university rankings. Hard to know what to make of it. Calgary moved up to around 150th place. There are several "reputation" measures which one might think are soft; and there are also some harder numbers that might be meaningful. Our university has the lowest rank out of all 200 universities listed for staff/student ratio -- i.e. the fewest staff per student.-By Aidan Hollis on 2009-10-08

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