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Competitive attention, Superstars and the Long Tail

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2021
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Hefti, A., & Lareida, J. (2021). Competitive attention, Superstars and the Long Tail (No. 383; Working Paper Series / Department of Economics).

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Abstract

We propose a model of competitive attention based on two key premises: i) People have limited information processing capacities and ii) consideration sets are formed according to relative salience. The equilibrium predictions we obtain can help to understand, and connect, diverse empirical phenomena, such as the Paradox of Choices, the Power Law dispersions of key market data (sales, profits, online clicks,...), the relation between advertising expenditures and market shares, the evolution of market inequality, or why evidence favorin

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Creators (Authors)

  • Hefti, Andreas
  • Lareida, Julia

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Working paper series / Department of Economics

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Working Paper

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D91
D40
D43
E71
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M37

Keywords

Attention, choice overload, consideration sets, Power Law, Superstar, Long Tail, Matthew Effect

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Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)

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English

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2021-04

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2021-04-09

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68

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1664-705X

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Green

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merlin-id:20965

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Hefti, A., & Lareida, J. (2021). Competitive attention, Superstars and the Long Tail (No. 383; Working Paper Series / Department of Economics).

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