Open access, social norms and publication choice

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-167

  Migheli, Matteo ^b   Ramello, Giovanni B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academics' behavior; Economics of science; Open Access; Scholarly publication; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875428896     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-013-9388-x     Document Type: Article

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