Complimentarily yours: free examination copies and textbook prices
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The argument by textbook publishers that the sale of free examination copies by teachers effectively increases the textbook prices to students, is investigated by modeling the impact of the sale on publishers' edition life decision. The decision affects the average price because it specifies the mix of new and used books in the market. Findings indicate that the sale of complimentary copies lengthens edition life and therefore decreases mean textbook prices.
Publication Name: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0167-7187
Year: 1996
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Complimentarily yours: free examination copies and textbook prices: comment
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Increase in the sale of complimentary texts extends the time between editions of books. When this edition life is accompanied by an increase in the number of used texts, the result is a decrease in the mean effective cost for the average student. Likewise, schools and bookstores with internal buy back plans help to reduce purchasing price of new books, just as an increase in proportion of wholesale used-book scales down resale prices.
Publication Name: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0167-7187
Year: 1998
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An examination of stock-price effects of EU merger control policy
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Research into the impact of the adoption of European Union merger controls and subsequent enforcement on European share prices of firms likely to have concerned is presented. It was established that enforcement of the merger regulation has had significant effects on individual company stock values.
Publication Name: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0167-7187
Year: 2000
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