期刊名称：INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY ISSN： 0167-6245 出版频率： Quarterly 出版社： ELSEVIER, RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1043 NX   出版社网址： http://www.elsevier.nl/ 期刊网址： http://www.elsevier.com/locate/iep 影响因子： 0.826(2015年) 1.146(2014年) 0.588(2013年) 0.767 (2012年) 0.947(2011年) 主题范畴： ECONOMICS 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal   IEP is an international journal that aims to publish peer-reviewed policy-oriented research about the production, distribution and use of information, including these subjects: the economics of the telecommunications, mass media, and other information industries, the economics of innovation and intellectual property, the role of information in economic development, and the role of information and information technology in the functioning of markets. 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