What's an Oscar worth?

By R. Nelson. 2001

197 citations recorded by the source corpus.

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

Measuring Word of Mouth's Impact on Theatrical Movie Admissions (2007, background): “The announcement of Academy Award nominations and the Oscar awards themselves have received some attention in the movie economics literature (Nelson et al., 2001).”
Why Some Awards Are More Effective Signals of Quality Than Others: A Study of Movie Awards† (2008, background): “…shown that winning awards for the Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Actress are more powerful performance predictors than winning in minor categories, such as Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress (Deuchert et al., 2005; Dodds & Holbrook, 1988; Nelson et al., 2001; Sommers, 1983-1984).”
Uniform Prices for Differentiated Goods: The Case of the Movie-Theater Industry (2007, unknown): “Similarly, several studies show that nominations for Academy Awards contribute to a film’s revenues (Dodds & Holbrook, 1989; Smith & Smith, 1986; and Nelson, Donihue, Waldman, & Wheaton, 2001 ).”
The Economics of Movies: A Literature Survey (2012, unknown): “Consistent with the approach of Nelson et al. (2001), they also consider a survival analysis in their study.”