Inelastic Ticket Pricing
Jul 18, 2012•3 min
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Episode description
We use the tool of demand-elasticity to address the issue of why ticket pricing in professional sports tends to be lower than the level that economists would suggest to be optimal. A possible explanation to this apparent puzzle is offered -- in the form of 'complementary' revenue sources.
Some material in these videos is based on textbook examples from: Sports Economics (3rd edn.) Selection from Fort, Leeds and von Allmen for Ross Booth (Monash University) and Liam Lenten (La Trobe University).
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