They say 'Well, we need to have something for this demographic and something for that demographic' and there goes the story. De Vany's work tends to attract publicity. The New York Times calls. A Canadian documentary-maker strung the halls with cables. When his next paper on R-rated movies the numbers prove Hollywood produces too many of them, he says gets published, there will probably be more of the same.
People use it for their own purposes.
The conservative Cato Institute has republished some of his work, and a friend recently told him Rush Limbaugh had mentioned his work. Risk, Stochastic Dominance, and the Illusion of Expectation. De Vany had sent Medved a draft because Medved's work was mentioned. De Vany says. De Vany has loved movies all his life, so he found it natural to apply his economic theories to the business.