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When R. H. Inglis Palgrave’s original Dictionary of Political Economy launched between 1894-9, it was a landmark in both publishing and economics. Offering a liberal and scholarly overview of the whole sphere of economic thought in its day, the Dictionary rapidly gained an outstanding reputation. Nearly thirty years later, Palgrave’s Dictionary of Political Economy (1923–6), edited by Henry Higgs, preserved the spirit of the original while embracing new concepts in the development of economics as a discipline.

In 1987, the four-volume The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, edited by Eatwell, Milgate and Newman, was published to international acclaim. Its scope had expanded and evolved greatly from the original, but the tradition of drawing together eminent contributors from across the spectrum of methodological and ideological schools produced not only an unsurpassed work of reference on a grand scale but also many individual classic essays of enduring importance. It has remained a standard work for economists in all spheres of the discipline and, as Palgrave described his original work, ‘an almost unique example of economic cooperation’.

Reviews of the 1987 edition:

’The New Palgrave is in a class of its own...The dictionary does everything which one would hope of a successor to the original Palgrave dictionary. There will be no competitor for many decades.’
- The Guardian

’To attempt such an undertaking was audacious, to have carried it out is astonishing.’
- Alan S. Blinder, Princeton University

’The list of contributors reads like a who’s who in economics. The range of topics is breathtaking. The choice of topics is excellent...It is overwhelmingly impressive...a very high quality product that is also unique.’
- Martin L. Weitzman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

’This will be the standard reference work on economics until well into the next century.’
- The World Economy

’An indispensable reference tool for both junior and senior scholars in economics and perhaps even more for the journalist or business executive. The topics are exhaustive.’
- Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics

Why did we decide to create a new version of the Dictionary?

In the words of the General Editors, ‘Since the appearance of the last edition of the New Palgrave in 1987, the discipline of economics has grown enormously both in analytical and technical sophistication and in the scope of the subject’.

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics contains articles by 1,506 contributors, including 25 Nobel Laureates in Economics.

Who are the Editors of the second edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics?

The General Editors are Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume.

STEVEN N. DURLAUF is the Kenneth J. Arrow Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA. He has served as Co-Director of the Economics Program of the Santa Fe Institute and is currently a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. A Fellow of the Econometric Society, Durlauf’s research covers a range of topics in macroeconomics, econometrics, and income inequality. He received a BA in Economics from Harvard in 1980 and his PhD in Economics from Yale in 1986.

LAWRENCE E. BLUME is Goldwin Smith Professor of Economics at Cornell University, USA. He is a member of the external faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, where he has served as Co-Director of the Economics Program and on the Institute’s steering committee. He teaches and conducts research in general equilibrium theory and game theory, and also has research projects on natural resource management and network design. A Fellow of the Econometric Society, he received a BA in Economics from Washington University and a PhD in Economics from Berkeley.

The General Editors were supported by a team of Advisory and Associate Editors:

Advisory Editors
Kenneth Arrow, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Stanford University, USA
Sir Tony Atkinson, Professor of Economics, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, UK
Richard Blundell, Professor of Economics, University College London, UK
William Brock, Vilas Research Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Sir Partha Dasgupta, Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge, UK
Peter Diamond, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Roger Guesnerie, Delta, PARIS-Jourdan, France
James J Heckman, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago, USA
Elhanan Helpman, Galen L. Stone, Professor of International Trade, Harvard University, USA
Takatoshi Ito, Professor of Economics, University of Tokyo, Japan
Andreu Mas-Colell, Societat de la Informació/Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Peter Phillips, Sterling Professor of Economics and Professor of Statistics, Yale University, USA
Thomas Sargent, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and WR Berkeley Professor, New York University, USA
Peter Temin, Economics Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Associate Editors
Roger Backhouse, University of Birmingham, UK
Mark Bils, University of Rochester, USA
Moshe Buchinsky, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Gregory Clark, University of California Davis, USA
Catherine Eckel, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Marcel Fafchamps, Oxford University, UK
David Genesove, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
James Hines, University of Michigan, USA
Barry Ickes, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Yannis Ioannides, Tufts University, USA
Eckhard Janeba, University of Mannheim, Germany
Shelly Lundberg, University of Washington, USA
John Nachbar, Washington University (St Louis), USA
Lee Ohanian, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Joon Park, Texas A&M University, USA
John Karl Scholz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Christopher Taber, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Bruce Weinberg, Ohio State University, USA

What’s new about the second edition?

With this new edition, The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is, for the first time, also available online
Signed articles by 1,506 eminent contributors provide a current overview of economics
Over 70% of this edition’s articles are either new or heavily revised
New or expanded areas include: experimental and behavioural economics, game theory, international economics and technological change and growth
Topics are placed in their historical perspective, indicating likely future trends as well as describing the contemporary situation

How many volumes and articles are there in the printed edition of the Dictionary?

The print edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is published in eight volumes. It contains 1,872 articles: 1,057 of these are new to the second edition; 550 are edited original articles; 157 are revised articles; 80 are 'classics'; and 28 are 'signpost' articles. That's 5.8 million words.

How many articles are there in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online contains all the articles included in the printed edition. At least four times a year new articles are added, and existing articles are updated or amended. From 2010, all 1,919 articles from the classic 1987 edition have also been added free for all subscribers.

Who will find the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics useful?

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is an essential reference resource for:

University libraries and departments of business, finance and economics
Professional business and financial experts
Government bodies
Research organizations and think tanks
corporate financial institutions and business economists

Print Edition

What are the key features of the print edition?

8 volumes
1,872 articles: 1,057 of these are new to the second edition; 550 are edited original articles; 157 are revised articles; 80 are ‘classics’; and 28 are ‘signpost’ articles
1,506 contributors, including 25 Nobel Laureates in Economics
Extensive indexes enabling efficient navigation of the Dictionary

Can I see the complete list of articles in the print edition?

Yes- the full list of articles in the print edition, including page numbers, can be found here.

Online Edition

Why are there both print and online versions?

The internet was in its infancy when the last edition published but now economists research, debate and study online as well as from printed resources. So, for the first time, The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is available as a dynamic online resource, updated regularly to keep pace with the speed of the modern research process.

What are the benefits of the online version?

The online edition:

Incorporates quarterly additions and updates
Allows 24/7 access to members of subscribing institutions, outside library opening hours, on the move, at home or at their desk
Offers excellent search and browse facilities, both full text and advanced, which make it possible to explore the Dictionary with great speed and ease. Quick search is available on every webpage
Contains hyperlinked cross-references within articles, making it an indispensable tool for researchers and students
Features carefully selected and maintained links to related sites, sources of further information and bibliographical citations
Allows non-subscribers to view abstracts for all articles, as these are publicly available and searchable
Enables users to save searches, make personal annotations and bookmark articles by using ‘My Dictionary’
New for 2010: includes all 1,919 articles from the classic 1987 edition (free for all subscribers)

How do I get online access?

Access to the Dictionary is via IP range and entitles you to unlimited concurrency access both onsite and remotely. See our Technical Questions section for more information on IP authentication.

Can I access the Dictionary on my cell phone?

Yes. Provided your cell phone has Internet access and supports cookies, you'll be able to access the Dictionary whilst away from your computer. The site is principally designed for using with a computer or laptop, but we've developed it in a way to work on smaller devices too: the site is built to display as well as possible on all browsers by supporting the W3C standards of HTML, XHTML and CSS. The display will be affected by a number of factors including the screen size and browser, so each cell phone may display the site slightly differently.

To log in to the site, you'll need to access it in the same way you would normally access it when not on campus. Often this will be by visiting your university library's webpage first to log on to the network, but alternatively may be by using Athens or Shibboleth authentication.

Your usual cell phone web tariff will apply.

Is the online edition OpenURL compliant?

Yes - Institutions can record their resolver address so their specific library catalogue can be queried from within the Dictionary. For more information, see our OpenURL help page.

How often is the online edition updated?

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online is updated four times a year with new articles, updates to existing articles, and new features and functionality.

How can I keep informed of online updates?

Information about updates will be posted in the “What’s New” section and in the FAQs. Users can also subscribe to receive an RSS feed to notify them of when updates appear (please click here to find out more). If you wish to receive an email notifying you of the details of updates, please contact librarians@palgrave.com

What updates have there been so far?

Click here to find out about all the recent updates.

How can I access the 1st edition of The New Palgrave?

The first edition of The New Palgrave, published in 1987, contained almost 2,000 articles and was the reference work of choice for over 20 years. It is now available online and all subscribers to the Dictionary can enjoy free access to these articles from the Archive, offering the opportunity to see how the field has changed.
Institutions can also purchase perpetual access rights on Palgrave Connect.

Are free trials available for the online edition?

Free trials are available to all prospective institutional subscribers. Please contact onlinesales@palgrave-usa.com (in North America) or onlinesales@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world) to arrange your trial today.

What does the Dictionary offer non-economists?

At a time when numerous countries are affected by the credit crunch, more people than ever are taking an active interest in economics.

The Dictionary offers non-economists the opportunity to find more information on issues that impact on them or to enhance their knowledge of a particular subject area from an economic perspective. Historians, for example, will find the biographies of key figures particularly interesting, and people in the field of international relations will find the economic look at terrorism, world trade and foreign aid an excellent addition to current literature.

Economics is not just for those studying or working in the field: it affects everyone’s lives in a very real sense on a day-to-day basis.

Key articles by non-economists include:

Value of Life - W. Kip Viscusi
Economics of campaign finance - Scott Ashworth
Retirement - Michael Hurd
Stock price volatility - Stephen J. Taylor
War and economics - Craufurd D. Goodwin
Economics of terrorism - S. Brock Blomberg and Gregory D. Hess
Third world debt - François Bourguignon
Urban housing demand - Todd Sinai
Economics of climate change - Lawrence H. Goulder and William A. Pize
Sovereign debt - Kenneth M. Kletzer
Arms trade - Charles H. Anderton and John R. Carter
Foreign aid - Tarp Finn
Political competition - David Austen-Smith
Oil and the macro economy - James D. Hamilton
Returns to schooling - David Card
Prediction (election voting/results) - Justin Wolfers and Eric Zitzewitz
Immigration and the city - Anna Hardman
Bank of England - Charles Goodheart
Economics of world wars - Stephen Broadberry and Mark Harrison
Sustainability - Daniel W. Bromley
Estate and inheritance taxes - Wojciech Kopczuk

Will bibliographies be updated?

Bibliographies will be updated as appropriate if we are provided with further information by contributors and, in the case of the biographies, if new information about the people covered is published.

What does The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online offer that is not available in free online resources?

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online is a dynamic resource tailored for researchers in economics and other related disciplines. Whilst online resources such as Wikipedia might cover the same subjects, they will not offer they same depth or level or coverage as the Dictionary.

The iterative process between editors and authors ensures that coverage in the Dictionary is more even than in other resources, with entries being revised, sometimes more than once. The quality of articles is further protected by the fact that they are signed: a bad entry could hurt a person’s reputation, whereas anonymity does not create the same incentive.

Are individual subscriptions available?

Individual subscriptions for this resource are not currently available. However, if you are a member of an institution or company, we can offer 2 weeks’ free trial to enable you and your colleagues to evaluate all the benefits and tools that this resource can offer.

You can recommend the Dictionary to your library using our online recommendation form.

What is the JEL classification?

This is the Journal of Economic Literature classification system, which divides the areas of economics into sections and sub-sections, allowing users to browse broad subject areas or more specific topics.

Pricing and Subscription Information

How can I purchase a site license?

If you are interested in purchasing an annual subscription or access to the Dictionary in perpetuity, please contact us at onlinesales@palgrave-usa.com (in the United States) or onlinesales@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world). Pricing will be based on your Institution type and your non-science FTE or employee figures. If you can provide this information it will be helpful in preparing a quote.
Site licenses are available as an annual subscription or for a one-off fee for access in perpetuity (annual fee applies for updates if required, and a small annual hosting and support fee applies)

What is the price of the print edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and how do I purchase it?

The eight-volume print edition is £1710/$2950.

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is available from all good library suppliers or direct from Palgrave Macmillan.

How do I purchase the print edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics?

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What is the price of the online edition, does it include VAT, and how do I purchase it?

We have a full matrix of prices depending on type of institution and needs. A quote for your institution can be obtained from onlinesales@palgrave-usa.com (in the United States) or onlinesales@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world).

VAT is applied to the online product at point of invoice. However, if a valid billing VAT number is supplied, it will not be charged.

How can institutions subscribe to the online edition?

Please contact Palgrave Macmillan at onlinesales@palgrave-usa.com (in the United States) or onlinesales@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world) to discuss your institution’s requirements.

When will online access be granted to subscribing institutions?

Access to The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online will be granted as soon as a license agreement has been signed by the institution and received by Palgrave Macmillan.

What access options are available to subscribing institutions?

Institutions can purchase an annual subscription or pay a one-off fee for access in perpetuity. In both instances it allows remote access to an unlimited number of users via IP range, password or referred URL access, depending on the institution's preference. We also offer Athens and Shibboleth authenticated access.

What customer service and technical support will be available for subscribers to The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online has a ‘Resources’ section that includes FAQs, user guides and a ‘Contact Us’ section. Palgrave Macmillan also has a dedicated support team who are happy to answer questions – please contact onlinesupportUSA@palgrave.com (in North America) or onlinesupport@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world) if you require assistance.

How will print orders and online subscriptions be listed on invoices?

Print orders and online subscriptions will be listed on separate invoices.

How can I buy through a consortium?

Please ask your consortium representative to contact our online sales team at onlinesales@palgrave-usa.com (in the United States) or onlinesales@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world), and we will be happy to discuss pricing options with them.

Information for Suppliers/Library Suppliers.

What role will library suppliers have in selling subscriptions to the online edition?

If suppliers are interested in selling online subscriptions to their customers, they should speak to their sales representative. Palgrave Macmillan will then discuss with them their online selling experience and plan sales and marketing activities to support them.

Will library suppliers receive commission on online sales?

If suppliers are involved in selling online subscriptions to their customers then they may receive commission on the subscriptions sold. If they are involved in selling renewals in subsequent years, they will also receive appropriate commission on the renewal. All online selling agreements will need to be cleared with Palgrave Macmillan’s Sales Director in advance.

Will Palgrave Macmillan be offering exclusivity deals to suppliers?

Territory exclusives for online selling are difficult to enforce. Any exclusive deal discussions need to be cleared with Palgrave Macmillan’s Sales Director in advance, and any agreements will be of a limited time span.

How will library suppliers and Palgrave Macmillan’s telesales team work together on sales of the online edition?

If a supplier is involved in selling the online edition, a letter of agreement will be drawn up where activities and boundaries are agreed.

Is the site license for each online purchase and on each renewal or is there an overall contract to cover all online deals?

Contracts are currently specific to The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online and will need to be signed by each customer (institution, never supplier) when they take out a subscription. On renewal, it is likely that we can use an addendum if the terms remain the same. In future if there are more online products, there may be a combined license, but at this stage contracts are specific for the Dictionary.

Why have Palgrave Macmillan chosen to use non-science FTE (full-time equivalent) as the academic pricing model for The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

For the sake of efficiency, the best pricing models are simple to administer as well as fair. The FTE pricing model does not price by usage, enabling users to make the most of the product. Just as a larger organization would usually take more copies of a printed work, so it seems fair to charge more for institutions with a larger number of students. Although the pricing for the Dictionary is based on the full non-science FTE count, it is not assumed that every non-science member of an organization will use the product. Rather, it is assumed that an organization with a large FTE count will tend to have a higher number of relevant users than an organization with a low FTE count.

It would be time consuming for both librarians and the Palgrave Macmillan sales team to try and calculate the exact number of core (highly active) and peripheral (occasional use) users, particularly given that Palgrave Macmillan have multiple products, all used by slightly different departments. This product range is increasing, and the products are evolving and changing over time.

The product is available to all members of your organization. This simplifies things for organizations with only one IP range and no means of differentiating between users, and also enables faculties with a low level of cross over with our products to access content which is occasionally useful to them, but that would otherwise be out of their price range.

This price model is commonly used by other publishers. In some cases it may result in an organization paying a little more or a little less than a price per user. We believe that any mechanism for building up a price is less important than the price itself and encourage librarians to trial Palgrave Macmillan products and gain feedback from their faculty before assessing the value.

Information for Librarians

How do I register our OpenURL details?

If you login to the administration site for the Dictionary, you can register your OpenURL details. The administration URL is http://subs.sams.pm.semcs.net Your admin username and password will have been included in your welcome email, or contact onlinesupportUSA@palgrave.com (in North America) or onlinesupport@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world) for your login details.

How much of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online can be reproduced?

The License Agreement states that Authorized Users are permitted to print and/or download individual articles and other items from searches of the Licensed Material, but not more than one per cent in aggregate of the Licensed Material, for research, teaching, and private study purposes.

Can you export articles to email?

Single copies of articles can be reproduced and distributed without charge in hardcopy form to individual libraries of not for profit, non commercial organisations in accordance with fair usage guidelines (Inter-Library Loan). Please contact your sales representative or onlinesupportUSA@palgrave.com (in North America) or onlinesupport@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world) if you would like to enquire about using Ariel (a document-delivery system).

What customer service and technical support will be available for The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

Can I post articles onto VLEs?

To post a link on a VLE, go to the article you wish to link to, and copy the URL (web address) into the VLE. This article will then be accessible to those within the IP range of subscribing institutions. The abstract will be available to those without a subscription.

For example: http://www.dictionaryofeconomics.com/article?id=pde2008_G000174

Is The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online available to purchase via aggregators, such as JISC & Gale Virtual Reference?

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online is available both direct and via various library suppliers, with access provided via Palgrave Macmillan's own sites. Palgrave Macmillan is handling much of the selling direct as the Dictionary is a new and innovative product, in terms of content, functionality and business models. We welcome the opportunity to spend time explaining it to our customers, in order that they are better placed to evaluate it, and to ensure that their organisation gets full use from it. We are also interested to hear the market feedback, particularly regarding how the market would like to see the product continue to grow. However, we are, in principle, open to working through aggregators and will keep our customers informed as these routes become available.

What materials are available to help libraries promote their subscriptions to The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

See our resources section for a downloadable leaflet and poster. There are also email templates that you can use to notify staff and students of the resource. Hard copies of the leaflets and posters can also be provided : contact librarians@palgrave.com if you require any of these.

What help guides are available?

A user guide can be downloaded from theresources section. Printed versions of the user guides are also available: contact librarians@palgrave.com if you require any of these.

If I want to terminate my library’s annual subscription, what access will the library then have to the archival material?

For those on the annual subscription model: You will need to continue renewing your subscription in order to gain continued access to the material.

For those on the perpetual access model: If you have paid for access to the Dictionary in perpetuity through a one-off fee, you can cancel your smaller subscription to the annual updates at any time. You will receive access to a copy of the Dictionary's articles as it stood at the December prior to cancellation and it will be hosted on Palgrave Connect. A small annual hosting and support fee applies.

What usage statistics are available and how can these be accessed by subscribing institutions?

Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources (COUNTER) compliant usage statistics are available to subscribing institutions. These can be accessed online using the institution’s admin username and password. ICOLC statistics are also available in the same way. For more information contact onlinesupportUSA@palgrave.com (in North America) or onlinesupport@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world).

How do I access the administration area for the Dictionary?

The administration URL is http://subs.sams.pm.semcs.net. Your admin username and password will have been included in your welcome email, or contact onlinesupportUSA@palgrave.com (in North America) or onlinesupport@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world) for your login details.

Information for Academics

How can I recommend The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics to my library for purchase?

Use our online recommendation form.

How can I access The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

The Dictionary is fully searchable and abstracts can be seen by all internet users, but a subscription is required to view the full text of articles. Institutions can purchase subscriptions to allow remote access to an unlimited number of users via IP range, password or referred URL access, depending on the institution’s preference. Free trials are available to all prospective institutional subscribers. Please ask your library to contact onlinesales@palgrave-usa.com (in the United States) or onlinesales@palgrave.com (in the rest of the world) to arrange a trial today.

Can I print articles from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

Can I email an article from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online to a colleague or my students?

How do I link to my article(s) from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online on my website or in my university’s VLE?

For example: http://www.dictionaryofeconomics.com/article?id=pde2008_G000174

What cross-referencing devices are used in the Dictionary?

Users are able to browse the Dictionary and further explore the subject area by:

clicking on the links to Related Articles, which appear in the left hand panel at the top of an article and at the end of articles
clicking on the keywords at the start of articles to link to other articles with the same keyword

Information for Contributors

Do contributors get a discount on print editions of the Dictionary?

Yes- all contributors are eligible for a 50% discount on the print version of the Dictionary. Please contact orders@palgrave.com to enquire about placing your order.

How can I purchase the print edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics?

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is available from all good library suppliers, or direct from Palgrave Macmillan.

Orders in the US: Macmillan Publishing Services, 16365 James Madison Highway, (Route 15), Gordonsville, VA 22942, USA
Tel: 888-330-8477; Fax: 800-672-2054; Web: www.palgrave-usa.com

Orders outside the US: Palgrave Macmillan Orders, Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke, RG21 6XS, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1256 302866; Fax: +44 (0)1256 330688; Email: orders@palgrave.com
Web: www.palgrave.com

How can I recommend The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics to my library for purchase?

Use our online recommendation form.

How do I link to my article(s) from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online on my website or in my university’s VLE?

For example: http://www.dictionaryofeconomics.com/article?id=pde2008_G000174.

Technical Questions

What is the best resolution to set my screen to?

1024x768 or above.

Do I need cookies active?

Yes - see cookie help page.

Which operating system/browser does the site work on?

The site should work on any supported operating system for our recommended browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (with Design Science MathPlayer version 2.1b or higher) and Mozilla Firefox (version 1.5 or higher with appropriate Math fonts). If you encounter an error when using a new version of a browser (particularly ones still in their beta stage), it is recommended that you try again using the previous version.
See also the MathML and Browsers help pages.

Will it work with other browsers aside from Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox?

Yes, supported platforms include Safari 2.x and 1.x (Macintosh), Opera 8 and Netscape 8. Other platforms can be expected to be usable in many cases, often with a simplified appearance, due to the graceful degradation designed into the system.
See also the MathML and Browsers help pages.

What wildcards are used?

Fuzzy searching is enabled by default: your search will find similarly spelled words to those you typed. You can disable fuzziness by using quotes around a word or phrase. Boolean search modifiers can be used: you can use AND, OR and NOT in queries. See the Search help page for full details.

Does the Dictionary suggest alternative/variant spellings?

Fuzzy searching is enabled by default: your search will find similarly spelled words to those you typed.

What is IP authentication?

IP authentication is where the access control system checks the IP address of a request to view the site, and if that IP address is registered to an account the user is taken to the logged-in page automatically and their user statistics added to the appropriate account. The most common alternative is username and password access.

Why does the IP range format in my welcome email look different to the IP range information I have?

Our system translates the IPs you provided into CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) format, an alternative interpretation of IP addresses.

Are you able to link through to e-books?

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online is OpenURL compliant. Institutions can record their resolver address so their specific library catalogue can be queried from within the Dictionary.

How are search results prioritized?

The Dictionary’s search engine searches for words in the order that they are typed in, so the first results will be those that contain the first search term the most times. It will then search for words that are close to those entered (?fuzzy? searching). Users can limit the number of results by using quotation marks around a word if that is the exact term required (for example, tax competition will return 40 pages of results, whereas ?tax competition? will return just 2 pages of results: an article entitled ?tax competition? followed by articles containing the exact term ?tax competition?).

For more information see FAQs What wildcards are used? and

What is the history of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics?

Who are the Editors of the second edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics?

What’s new about the second edition?

How many volumes and articles are there in the printed edition of the Dictionary?

What are the benefits of the online version?

Is the online edition OpenURL compliant?

What is the price of the print edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and how do I purchase it?

How do I purchase the print edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics?

What customer service and technical support will be available for subscribers to The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

How do I register our OpenURL details?

How much of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online can be reproduced?

What customer service and technical support will be available for The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

Can I post articles onto VLEs?

What help guides are available?

How can I recommend The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics to my library for purchase?

How can I access The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

Can I print articles from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online?

Can I email an article from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online to a colleague or my students?

How do I link to my article(s) from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online on my website or in my university’s VLE?

What cross-referencing devices are used in the Dictionary?

How can I purchase the print edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics?

How can I recommend The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics to my library for purchase?

Technical Questions

Does the Dictionary suggest alternative/variant spellings?

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

PRINT EDITION

ONLINE EDITION

PRICING AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

INFORMATION FOR SUPPLIERS/LIBRARY SUPPLIERS

INFORMATION FOR LIBRARIANS

INFORMATION FOR ACADEMICS

INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

GETTING HELP

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