The present paper deals with the issue of newspaper subsidies in a framework of endogenous quality provision. We compare monopoly and duopoly cases in a vertically differentiated model. For monopolies we show that a per-copy subsidy reduces quality. Conversely, in duopolies in the vertically differentiated model, we show that a state subsidy might increase the quality of the low-quality newspaper and decrease the quality of the high-quality newspaper.

(2018). Newspapers and public grants: A matter of quality [journal article - articolo]. In SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/115638

Newspapers and public grants: A matter of quality

Battaggion, Maria Rosa;Vaglio, Alessandro
2018-01-01

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The present paper deals with the issue of newspaper subsidies in a framework of endogenous quality provision. We compare monopoly and duopoly cases in a vertically differentiated model. For monopolies we show that a per-copy subsidy reduces quality. Conversely, in duopolies in the vertically differentiated model, we show that a state subsidy might increase the quality of the low-quality newspaper and decrease the quality of the high-quality newspaper.
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2018
Battaggion, Maria Rosa; Vaglio, Alessandro Giovanni Maria
(2018). Newspapers and public grants: A matter of quality [journal article - articolo]. In SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/115638
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