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Publication Date:
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research
Author(s): Dean Baker
Research Area: Education
Keywords: Copyright law; Textbook production; Tuition
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Textbook prices are a rapidly increasing cost to college students. This paper examines whether it possible to design policies that would make textbooks less expensive for students by eliminating the rents associated with copyright monopolies.