Un negocio redondo | eldiario.es

alespierno's bookmarks 2018-06-12

Summary:

[From Google Translate] A round business

The scientific publishing business is controlled by five multinational publishers: 53% of all articles published in 2013 were made under the name of these brands

This is a round business: no marginal costs and constant demand. In such a favourable scenario, it seems logical that they should achieve profit margins of between 18% and 23%. The Elsevier Group made record net profits in 2017: almost US$ 2 billion.

Much of that amount is net losses of public money that could be spent on research rather than on dividends to a few shareholders. To improve, for example, the conditions of a (also) precarious sector that is key to economic development and social welfare.

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https://www.eldiario.es/tribunaabierta/negocio-redondo_6_776282387.html

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Date tagged:

06/12/2018, 11:22

Date published:

06/12/2018, 07:22