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1 - Economic Perspectives
from Part I - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 June 2020
Summary
This chapter provides the economic framework and context in which entertainment and media businesses operate. Covers hours of work, growth rates, population effects, productivity, price effects, industry structures, valuation variables, and basic economic concepts.
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- Entertainment Industry EconomicsA Guide for Financial Analysis, pp. 3 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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