Jakub Žofčák – Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, Pasteurova 1, Ústí nad Labem, ZIP code: 400 96, Czech Republic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2020.295
4th International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2020 – Economics and Management: How to Cope With Disrupted Times, Online/Virtual, September 3, 2020, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia; ISBN 978-86-80194-30-1, ISSN 2683-4510
Abstract:
The paper analyzes the determining factors affecting Czech film attendance in the years
2003–2017 and places this topic into the context of the information asymmetry faced by film-goers.
Using the regression (OLS) model and a unique population-level dataset (415 observations), the hypothesis
of a positive relationship between film attendance and audience rating is confirmed. The increase
in audience ratings by Czech-Slovak Film Database website’s users by one percentage point is, ceteris
paribus, associated with an increase in attendance by 1.8%. Factors which have proven to determine
film attendance also include: specific genres; film sequels; casting of a popular actor, actress or director;
the personality of the director Zdeněk Troška; the Czech Lion Awards; and a premiere in certain
years. In the decision-making process of a viewer who faces information asymmetry one can rely on
these determinants as economic signals and on viewer ratings as information from an intermediary.
Keywords:
Film, Experience good, Signaling, Information asymmetry, User rating, Decision-making
process.
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