Pricing public information: the case of Norwegian government policymaking

Abstract

A paradox seems to emerge when public information is priced without associated costs of electronic distribution. This paper investigates this paradox in light of recent Norwegian government policymaking. The picture seems to be that neither pricing principles nor practices are consistent with information policies, technological advances or theories of information economics.

Citation

Gottschalk, P. and Krokan, A. (2002), "Pricing public information: the case of Norwegian government policymaking", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 137-149. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-14-01-2002-B007