Uniform Prices for Differentiated Goods: The Case of the Movie-Theater Industry

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Cultural Industries: Product–Market Characteristics, Management Challenges and Industry Dynamics (2015, unknown): “2009; Chang and Ki 2005; Eliashberg et al. 2006), price (Clements and Ohashi 2005; Gazley et al. 2011; Mixon and Ressler 2000; Orbach and Einav 2007), production budget (Brewer et al. 2009; Chang and Ki 2005; Gemser et al. 2012), MPAAiii rating (Ravid and Basuroy 2004) and timing in relation to…”
Measuring Word of Mouth's Impact on Theatrical Movie Admissions (2007, background): “While the rigidity continues to trouble economists and lawyers (Orbach and Einav, 2007), this idiosyncrasy of the exhibition sector greatly facilitates modeling.”
NOT ALL RIVALS LOOK ALIKE: ESTIMATING AN EQUILIBRIUM MODEL OF THE RELEASE DATE TIMING GAME (2010, background): “This is an interesting puzzle, which is discussed in more detail in Orbach and Einav (2007).”
The Economics of Movies: A Literature Survey (2012, unknown): “Orbach and Einav (2007) also consider cinema ticket prices in a recent study of the U.S. market and evaluate potential economic reasons for the (almost) uniform pricing practices of the industry.”