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Un análisis económico del mercado de libros de texto en España

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  • Juan Luis Jiménez González

    (Departamento de Análisis Económico Aplicado. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Saulo Torón, 4. 35017 Las Palmas. Tfnos: 928 458 190, 928 451 792, 928 458 191)

  • Javier Campos Méndez

    (Departamento de Análisis Económico Aplicado. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Saulo Torón, 4. 35017 Las Palmas. Tfnos: 928 458 190, 928 451 792, 928 458 191)

  • Gustavo Nombela Merchán

    (Departamento de Análisis Económico Aplicado. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Saulo Torón, 4. 35017 Las Palmas. Tfnos: 928 458 190, 928 451 792, 928 458 191)

Abstract

Este trabajo presenta un modelo teórico que permite analizar las consecuencias de la pregresiva sustitución en España durante los últimos años del sistema de precios fijos en los libros de texto por un sistema de descuentos o precios libres. Nuestros resultados prueban formalmente que esta política de liberalización comercial no genera necesariamente efectos positivos para toda la sociedad, ya que altera la estructura de mercado de las librerías tradicionales, a quienes perjudica frente a las grandes superficies, con el beneplácito de las empresas editoriales. El trabajo también contribuye a explicitar las relaciones que existen entre los incentivos de los principales agentes que ocurren en este sector, alguna de las cuales son finalmente contrastadas de manera empírica.

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  • Juan Luis Jiménez González & Javier Campos Méndez & Gustavo Nombela Merchán, 2001. "Un análisis económico del mercado de libros de texto en España," Documentos de trabajo conjunto ULL-ULPGC 2001-02, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas de la ULPGC.
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