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Digitization and the Quality of New Media Products: The Case of Music

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  • Joel Waldfogel, 2015. "Digitization and the Quality of New Media Products: The Case of Music," NBER Chapters, in: Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy, pages 407-442, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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