EconPapers

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

EconPapers provides access to RePEc, the world's largest collection of online Economics working papers, journal articles and software.

Target Customer

{"Researchers and academics in economics","Graduate students and faculty","Librarians and information professionals","Publishers and research institutes","Policy researchers and think tanks"}

Key Differentiator

Largest online collection of economics research assets (working papers, journal articles, software, books, chapters) integrated with the RePEc data set and freely accessible

Implementation Timeline

Likely immediate value upon access to the EconPapers site (web-based repository with searchable content); no onboarding timeline is specified in the content

Pain Points

1Difficulty locating a comprehensive, centralized source for economics research across many series and journals
2Fragmented access to working papers, articles, and software from multiple archives
3Need for discoverability and author/researcher data through an integrated service

Key Features

1Access to 1,257,884 Working Papers, 3,532,654 Journal Articles, 5,542 Software Items, 67,997 Books, and 263,421 Chapters (as listed)
2Series listings and search functionality to find papers of interest
3New Economics Papers (NEP) and advanced search capabilities
4Part of the RePEc data ecosystem with data from over 1,100 archives
5FAQ and contributor information; data contributed by research organizations, departments, and publishers

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1Improved efficiency in discovering and accessing economics research
2Centralized access to a broad, global corpus of economics literature
3Enhanced visibility into authors and research outputs via RePEc integration

Competitive Advantages

1Free access to EconPapers and many RePEc services
2World's largest collection of online economics papers and related materials
3Extensive, interconnected data ecosystem (RePEc) enabling broader discovery and analytics
4Multiple formats and downloadable items across papers, articles, and software
5Support from and hosting by academic institutions (Örebro University) and RePEc community

Key Benefits

1Extensive, centralized access to economics research

2Free of charge and widely distributed data

3Integrated search and discovery across working papers, articles, software, books, and chapters

Additional Product Information

Product Description

EconPapers provides access to RePEc, the largest online collection of Economics working papers, journal articles and software, with data and resources hosted as part of the RePEc ecosystem and managed by the Örebro University Business School.

Target Market

Academics, researchers, libraries, publishers, and policy researchers seeking comprehensive access to economics research outputs

Unique Value Proposition

Free, expansive, and centralized access to the world’s largest economics research repository, tightly integrated with the broader RePEc data ecosystem

Technical Requirements

Not specified in the provided content; typical web access assumed

Pricing Model

Free of charge (RePEc services, including EconPapers)

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