主讲嘉宾：安永红 教授

讲座时间：2024年5月8日下午14：30

讲座地点：重庆大学B区经济与工商管理学院101室

嘉宾简介：

得克萨斯农工大学(Texas A&M University)教授，《International Studies of Economics》执行主编；获约翰霍普金斯大学经济学博士学位、清华大学物理系硕士学位以及哈尔滨工业大学工学学士学位。主要研究方向为微观计量以及实证产业组织经济学，研究成果发表于Journal of Econometrics, The Rand Journal of Economics, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Journal Economic Behavior & Organization等顶级学术期刊。

讲座摘要：

The research community is deeply concerned about the high prices of academic journals and restrictions on access to published research. To evaluate the effects of these barriers, we compile a comprehensive database of articles, journals, and publishers in three major academic fields (economics, physics and electronic engineering). To identify the effects of increasing prices and publishers’ market power, we exploit variations in publishers’ product portfolios that do not directly affect an article’s outcome. In addition, we inquire into university-publisher contracts and the timing of journals moving out of publisher paywalls to investigate the inner workings of these barriers. Elevated prices and substantial publisher power significantly diminish the volume of article citations and collaborative research. While these barriers operate somewhat differently across academic fields, the hindrance effects consistently prove more pronounced for lower-ranked institutions and developing countries.