Pricing of scientific journals and market power
Abstract
We analyze the empirical relationship between journal prices, their quality measured by their citation counts, their age, as well as conduct of publishers. The database covers 22 scientific fields and over 2600 among the most highly reputed and cited journals in 2003. We show that (a) for-profit journals charge roughly 3 times more than journals run by scientific societies; (b) the number of citations has a positive impact on prices; (c) there are large differences in prices across fields that vary from 1 and 6; these are highly (and positively) correlated with the degree of concentration in the industry.(This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)
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Paper provided by ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles in its series ULB Institutional Repository with number 2013/9637.Length:
Date of creation: 2007
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Publication status: Published in: European Economic Association. Journal (2007) v.5 n° 2-3,p.400-410
Handle: RePEc:ulb:ulbeco:2013/9637
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- Mathias Dewatripont & Victor Ginsburgh & Patrick Legros & Alexis Walckiers, 2007. "Pricing of Scientific Journals and Market Power," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 5(2-3), pages 400-410, 04-05.
- DEWATRIPONT, Mathias & GINSBURGH, Victor & LEGROS, Patrick & WALCKIERS, Alexis, 2007. "Pricing of scientific journal and market power," CORE Discussion Papers 2007022, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
- D49 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure and Pricing - - - Other
- L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
- Z00 - Other Special Topics - - General - - - General
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- Armstrong, Mark, 2008.
"Collection sales: good or bad for journals?,"
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- Mark Armstrong, 2010. "Collection Sales: Good Or Bad For Journals?," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 48(1), pages 163-176, 01.
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