> There's nothing intrinsically illegal about a cartel.
Fair enough; I’ll rephrase the question: What cartel are you referring to? Which publishers are forming cartels?
> Can you point to purchasers of "big deal" packages other than academic/research libraries?
No. But since a monopsony is a situation in which there’s only one buyer, and academic/research libraries constitute thousands of individual buyers, I don’t see where the monopsony exists.
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From: Adam Siegel <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 19:41:53 +0000
Hi Rick,
There's nothing intrinsically illegal about a cartel.
Can you point to purchasers of "big deal" packages other than academic/research libraries?
Adam
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From: Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 02:17:26 +0000
Adam, what cartel are you referring to? Are publishers colluding with each other to exert illegal control over a market?
Also, what monopsony are you referring to? A monopsony is a situation in which there’s only one buyer for a product. I can’t think of any publisher that is in such a position.
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From: Adam Siegel <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 00:44:34 +0000
And rather than monopoly, we should be looking at a cartel's ability to exploit a monopsony.
Adam Siegel
Business, Economics, and Agricultural and Resource Economics Librarian
University Library
University of California, Davis
Davis CA 95616
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