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- Title
"WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WAY I TALK?" THE EFFECT OF SOUND MOTION PICTURES ON ACTOR CAREERS.
- Authors
Hanssen, F. Andrew
- Abstract
The development of sound motion pictures in the late 1920s provides one of history's most evocative examples of the effect of technological innovation on employment. I begin by exploring the transition to sound, which lasted several years. I then analyze transition's effect on actor employment, and find it to be associated with a substantial increase in career terminations, not only among major stars (which film scholars emphasize), but also among more minor actors. Furthermore, I find that sound raised hazard rates generally. Finally, I calculate that the number of actors employed in movies increased substantially in the sound era.
- Subjects
SOUND motion pictures; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; ARTIST, The (Film); ACADEMY Awards; DISMISSAL of employees
- Publication
Economic Inquiry, 2020, Vol 58, Issue 1, p474
- ISSN
0095-2583
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ecin.12857