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The distance elasticity at short distances - A study of the library choice of Oxford students

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  • Kristiina Tuomikoski

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Ferdinand Rauch, Kristiina Tuomikoski This paper presents a number of facts on the use of the Bodleian libraries by Oxford students. We pay particular attention to the importance of the distance between a student’s home and a library on the choice of which library to use. This small scale distance elasticity is an important parameter for urban economics. We find a distance elasticity of around -0.3, closer to zero than observed in related studies.

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  • Ferdinand Rauch & Kristiina Tuomikoski, 2019. "The distance elasticity at short distances - A study of the library choice of Oxford students," Economics Series Working Papers 865, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
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    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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