Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Title: Ratings, Reviews, Recommendations and the Consumption of Cultural Goods Author-Name: Paul Belleflamme Author-Email: Author-Name: Martin Peitz Author-Email: martin.peitz@gmail.com Classification-JEL: L82, Z11 Keywords: Cultural goods, rating system, recommender system, consumer feedback, long tail Abstract: In this short paper, we elaborate on the importance of ratings, reviews and recommendations (short, 3R systems) for the consumption of cultural goods. Our aim is to provide a non-technical perspective on the issue informed by the existing literature on the topic. Note: Length: 11 Creation-Date: 2019-03 Revision-Date: File-URL: https://www.crctr224.de/research/discussion-papers/archive/dp076 File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:bon:boncrc:CRCTR224_2019_076