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Online video sharing and revenues during the Pandemic. Evidence from musical stream data

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  • Mourelatos, Evangelos
  • Mourelatos, Haris

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This study examines how instant online video sharing affects artists' musical streams during the pandemic. On average, the use of the TikTok app significantly increases artists' streams, by approximately 5%. This increase is even higher for male, European and dj Mag 2020 new entry artists.

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  • Mourelatos, Evangelos & Mourelatos, Haris, 2022. "Online video sharing and revenues during the Pandemic. Evidence from musical stream data," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1050 [pre.], Global Labor Organization (GLO).
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    Covid-19; Streams; Online video sharing;
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    JEL classification:

    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media
    • Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General

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