Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5062478 | Economics Letters | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We show that books for general audiences are similarly priced internationally but textbooks are substantially more expensive in the United States. We argue that cost factors cannot explain this phenomenon and discuss several demand-side explanations.
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Authors
Christos Cabolis, Sofronis Clerides, Ioannis Ioannou, Daniel Senft,