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book prices for libraries and their patrons. Using data on over 8,000 library systems for 2013-2019, we measure the impacts … library market, and we rationalize the status quo book holdings with a librarian utility function that attaches higher weights …
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This paper begins by identifying nominal price stickiness as the logical basis for the Keynesian or activist point of view concerning demand management policy. It then characterizes two alternative approaches to policy analysis that have been adopted by adherents of the Keynesian position, the...
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We conduct a randomized controlled trial of an Indian school library program. Overall, the program had no impact on …
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library productivity measures and because of the availability of data to implement the framework. Preliminary estimates are …
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The extent of use of twenty innovations in the operation of public libraries is examined in 31 large public library … analysis. All the large library systems seem to participate in early adoption of some innovations; none seem to be pace …
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Differences in labor compensation across 31 large public library systems are examined based on the author's interview …
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The operations of 31 large public library systems across the country are compared using information from the author' s … be associated with differences in library services and demographics. The number of materials acquired per capita has a … strong impact on library use …
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the branch operations of the New York Public Library. A method based on traveling costs is used to value library use at … each branch. The relationship between library operations and library use is estimated using a two-stage technique. The … costs of library operations are explored. Marginal benefit-cost ratios are presented. The study finds that the New York …
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E-commerce sales have grown rapidly worldwide, massively increasing the availability of new products. We examine data from the largest digital platform in China and find that the number of book titles almost doubled, prices fell somewhat, and most new books are sold to consumers with unusual...
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Library in Four Sections) between 1772 and 1783. Analyzing publication data from over 161,000 books spanning the 1660s to the …
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