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Price discrimination and economics journals

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  • David Rosenbaum
  • Meng-Hua Ye

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An analysis of pricing by economics journal publishers shows that most publishers initially charge libraries and individual subscribers the same price. Over time, however, almost all eventually engage in price discrimination. The few publishers that never price-discriminate seem to be purchasing an explicit non-profit-maximizing pricing strategy. Once discrimination occurs, library prices rise faster than individual subscriber prices. These results are consistent with theoretical predictions.

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  • David Rosenbaum & Meng-Hua Ye, 1997. "Price discrimination and economics journals," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(12), pages 1611-1618.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:29:y:1997:i:12:p:1611-1618
    DOI: 10.1080/00036849700000037
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