But Dr Ioannidis and his colleagues argue that the reputations of the journals are pumped up by an artificial scarcity of the kind that keeps diamonds expensive.

约阿尼底斯和他的同事认为，这些期刊的声誉是被人为的稀缺性所抬起来的，正如钻石般物以稀贵。

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C. which would create an artificial scarcity of taxi drivers while siphoning off rents to medallion holders.

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The resulting mis-allocation creates artificial scarcity and limits the ability of wireless providers and entrepreneurs to devise creative solutions to spectrum shortages.

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The artificial scarcity cap-and-trade creates will increase the cost of energy and electricity, making U.S. companies less competitive at a time of intensifying global competition.

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