@article{22366, note = {Contents : Part 1. An introduction to economics : 1. Introduction; 2. Consumer theory and market demand; 3. The cost of output and market supply; 4. Market equilibrium and economic efficiency; Part 2. Market failure and information markets : 5. Externalities and information markets; 6. Information as a public good; 7. Monopolistic pricing and noncompetitive markets; 8. Imperfect information; 9. Information as a commodity versus information as a public good; Part 3. An introduction to cost-benefit analysis : 10. User fees; 11. The value of time; 12. Resource sharing; 13. Cost-benefit analysis;.}, author = {Kingma, Bruce R., and Kingma, Bruce R.}, url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/22366}, title = {The economics of information : a guide to economic and cost-benefit analysis for information professionals /}, abstract = {Focuses on the economics of information goods and services, which are sufficiently different from other types of goods and services that a complete understanding of their differences is important to information managers and policymakers.}, recid = {22366}, pages = {xii, 200 pages :}, }