Scholarly
There are a several important researchers who have examined resold ticket prices and patterns. In other cases, researchers have modeled market clearance and demand. This page is a simple collection of references for people who care to delve deeper into the subject matter, or who are researching ticket resale for academic purposes. Many of these links open PDF documents in a NEW window.
Ticket Resale Specific Literature
Note: The most recent work on this topic is the Leslie & Sorensen paper. I highly recommend reading.
The Economics of Ticket Scalping Univerity of Notre Dame.
Rockonomics: The Economics of Popular Music NBER Paper by Alan Kruger @ Princeton
Some Economics of Ticket Resale Pascal Courty, A key scholar on ticket resale
Ticket Pricing Under Demand Uncertainty Another Pascal Courty piece.
The Welfare Effects of Ticket Resale Alan Sorensen @ Stanford – Updated 10/09
Ticket Scalping: An American History 1850-2005 Kerry Seagrave (book).
eBay Auctions for Third Eye Blind Concert Tickets Journal of Cultural Economics.
Select News Articles on the Topic
Facing the Music. Billboard Magazine
The Value of Scalping. The Boston Globe
Is the Ticket Biz Out of Line? The Washington Post,
Judge: Fan can sue Sox ticket reseller The Boston Globe
Scalping law? What scalping law? The Boston Globe
Multibillion-dollar industry pressures state to loosen restrictions on resales. The Boston Globe
Exploring ‘gray area’ of ticket law: An interview with Jim Holzman, president of Ace Ticket, the largest ticket reseller in Massachusetts The Boston Globe
America’s largest ticket scalper. Rolling Stone Magazine (not available online as of recent)
Ticketmaster vs. Ticket Buyers The Wall Street Journal.
To Protect Its Box-Office Turf, Ticketmaster Plays Rivals’ Tune.
Can’t Get No… Tickets. The Wall Street Journal.
Like it or not, scalping is a force of the free market. The Boston Globe
Other Stuff
Why Cant I Get Tickets? Report on Distribution Practices Office of the New York State Attorney General
Buying Frenzies and Seller Induced Excess Demand Rand Journal of Economics
Rosen, S. & Rosenfeld, A. (1997) Ticket Pricing. Journal of Law and Economics. Vol 40, No., 2
Thaler, R. (1980) Towards a positive theory of consumer choice. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization Vol. 1. pp 39-60