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Ted Bergstrom (UCSB)

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This paper discusses the economics of academic journal publishing. It presents data on pricing of journals to libraries by non-profit and commercial publishers. It advocates the view that scholars should refrain from doing free refereeing for overpriced journals.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series Microeconomics with number 0106002.

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Length: 25 pages
Date of creation: 22 Jun 2001
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Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpmi:0106002

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D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations
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D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure and Pricing

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