Copyrights

The objective of the Economics Bulletin is to make information concerning ongoing research in economics available as widely and as quickly as possible.  In particular, authors are free to make any use of work they publish in the Economics Bulletin, be it commercial or noncommercial.  We simply ask that authors grant us the right to distribute their work to others.  Specifically, in making a submission to the Economics Bulletin, the author agrees to the following: 

PUBLICATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Author’s Rights

The Economics Bulletin is dedicated to the rapid and widespread dissemination of economic research.  As such we do not seek to limit the distribution of any material accepted for publication.  Specifically, the Author retains the right to reuse or reproduce all work accepted for publication at the Economics Bulletin in any form he chooses subject to the sole condition that proper acknowledgement is made of its prior publication in Economics Bulletin. 

Economics Bulletin’s Rights

The Author hereby grants to the publishers of Economics Bulletin a non-exclusive perpetual right and license to copy, modify and distribute the attached submission in whatever form they may choose, and to authorize others to do some or all of the foregoing throughout the United States and the world. 

Author’s Warranties

In accepting this agreement, the Author represents and warrants either that he is the sole author of all material he is submitting to Economics Bulletin or is acting with the express consent of all joint authors of the submission and that

1. The Author(s) have full exclusive right, title and interest in the attached submission, including all associated intellectual property rights.

2. The attached submission does not infringe upon any U.S. copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of any third party, and is not libelous or defamatory.

3. The Author(s) have in good faith made reasonable efforts to ensure and verify, and hereby warrants that to the best of Author's knowledge all content in the attached submission is true and accurate. 

4. The attached submission has not been published, nor is under review for publication at any other journal.

5. The Author(s) acknowledge that they are solely responsible for the content of the attached submission and that publication in Economics Bulletin does not imply endorsement thereof by Economics Bulletin, its publishers and/or its editorial staff.

Copyright of our Content and Permissible Uses

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