TY - GEN N2 - 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. AB - 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. T1 - The economics of information :a guide to economic and cost-benefit analysis for information professionals / AU - Kingma, Bruce R., AU - Kingma, Bruce R. CN - HD47.4 N1 - 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;. ID - 22366 KW - Economics. KW - Decision making. KW - Cost effectiveness. KW - LAW AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SCIENCES : ECONOMIC SCIENCE : COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS KW - INFORMATION SCIENCE PROGRAMS KW - Prise de décision. KW - Coût-efficacité. KW - Économie politique. SN - 1563083035 TI - The economics of information :a guide to economic and cost-benefit analysis for information professionals / ER -