ABSTRACT
Just how risky is the movie industry? Is screenwriter William Goldman's claim that "nobody knows anything" really true? Can a star and a big opening change a movie's risks and return? Do studio executives really earn their huge paychecks? These and many other questions are answered in Hollywood Economics. The book uses powerful analytical models to
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 5|23 pages
Does Hollywood make too many R-rated movies?: risk, stochastic dominance and the illusion of expectation
Risk, stochastic dominance and
chapter 8|14 pages
Was the antitrust action that broke up the movie studios good for the movies?
Evidence from the stock market
