Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
2004
Abstract
This article is a reply to Thomas Hazlett’s commentary on my article entitled, “Rethinking the Commitment to Free, Local Television.” Although politics and public choice theory represent an important approach for analyzing government actions, economic policy still exercises some influence over the regulation of television. On the one hand, we agree that the regulatory preference of free television and local programming is more a reflection of political considerations than economic policy and that the importance of promoting communities of interest over geographic communities, and the potential for new services such as Digital Audio Radio Services to benefit consumers. On the other hand, applying the economics of product differentiation shows how entry can create welfare benefits related to product variety and the potential impact of technological convergence.
Keywords
Communications policy, law & economics, regulation, politics, public interest, technology, advertising-supported & viewer-supported television, broadcast licensing, spatial competition
Publication Title
Emory Law Journal
Repository Citation
Yoo, Christopher S., "The Role of Politics and Policy in Television Regulation" (2004). All Faculty Scholarship. 1377.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/faculty_scholarship/1377
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Broadcast and Video Studies Commons, Communications Law Commons, Economic Policy Commons, Economic Theory Commons, Law and Economics Commons, Law and Politics Commons, Legal History Commons, Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Commons, Public Policy Commons
Publication Citation
53 Emory L. J. 255 (2004)