economies of scale

• Economies of scale

• Economies of Scale and Economies of Scope

Economies of scale are reductions in average costs attributable to production volume increases. They typically are defined in relatio...

• Encyclopedia of Management
• A-Z

• Economies of Scale

Economies of scale refer to economic efficiencies that result from carrying out a process on a larger scale. Scale effects are possible becaus...

• Encyclopedia of Small Business
• A-I

• Television Station Ownership in the United States: A Comprehensive Study (1940-2005)

Multiple-station, or group, ownership is a long established characteristic of broadcasting in the United States. It exists whenever a single organization owns more than one station or one medium. Through the efficiencies of operation of multiple outlets, or economies of scale, group media companies usually enjoy financial benefits that are not available to single medium operators. Thus, a long-term trend toward consolidation has prevailed throughout the history of the radio broadcasting industry. Television owners quickly adopted the practice, which has expanded steadily, as regulations have permitted ever since. The three forms of multiple ownership - Group ownership, Duopoly ownership, and Cross-media ownership are analyzed in this study. Particularly, this study provides (1) a statis...

• Journalism and Communication Monographs
• Vol. 8 Nbr. 1, April 2006

• Third-degree price discrimination under economies of scale.

Economies of scale have a two-pronged weight on the welfare of price discrimination. Economies of scale will improve the welfare gain if output and Marshallian welfare increase under price discrimination. However, economies of scale will aggravate the welfare loss if output decreases under price discrimination. Price discrimination was shown to increase prices in all sub-markets, which leads to a Pareto welfare loss for consumers.

• Southern Economic Journal
• Vol. 61 Nbr. 2, October 1994

• Corporate Economies-of-Scale Available for Charitable Giving

A name and an idea brings "big-business" economies-of-scale into charitable giving, John deBlecourt told Putnam Rotarians recently. As executive director of Believe in West Virginia, deBlecourt runs a 5,000-square-foot warehouse in the old Dondale store in Cross Lanes.

• Charleston Gazette
• December 12, 2007

• The Determinants of Movie Rental Revenue Earnings

This paper examines the determinants of movie rental revenue in the United States. The sample consists of 214 films released during 2006. Regression results indicate the primary determinants of video movie revenue are domestic box office, time to video, academy award nominations, sequels, children's movies, and domestic release exposure. Specific results include the observation that domestic box office revenue serves as a complement to movie rental revenue and time to video is inversely related to video revenue as motion picture companies take advantage of marketing economies of scale. Branding associated with an academy award nomination is worth over a million dollars in rental revenue and sequels are worth six million less than alternative releases. Children's movies are worth ten mil...

• Academy of Marketing Studies Journal
• Vol. 12 Nbr. 2, July 2008

• New estimates of economies of scale and scope in higher education.

1. Introduction The substantially greater than inflation increases in college tuition during the late 1980s and first half of the 1990s ignited cons...

• Southern Economic Journal
• Vol. 70 Nbr. 1, July 2003

• Economies of scale: analysts predict new wave of industry consolidation.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Expectations of declining budgets for Pentagon big-ticket weapons and an overall uncertainty about future military spending p...

• National Defense
• Vol. 93 Nbr. 662, January 2009

• Mutual Fund Performance, Management Behavior, and Investor Costs

We examine pure no-load funds over a 5-year period. For equity funds, trading activity is negatively related to returns. Expense ratios are not significantly related to returns. Potential capital gains exposure and tax cost ratio are positively related to return. For fixed income funds, trading activity is positively related to return. Expense ratios and tax cost ratios are negatively related to returns. Mutual funds exhibit economies of scale and managers experience scale and scope economies. The individual investor is better off in a large fund that is a member of a large fund family.

• Financial Services Review
• Vol. 13 Nbr. 1, April 2004

• Managing transportation logistics: anchorage air and see routes offer global economies of scale.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A prime geographic location, one of the strongest economies in the nation, and the certain boost that will result from improv...

• Alaska Business Monthly
• Vol. 25 Nbr. 9, September 2009