With the exception of Solow (1998), most recent economists have concurred with the results of the models of Bolch et. al (1978) and Karp and Perloff (1992).

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Karp and Perloff (1992) also develop an economic model of the DDS. While they present both benefits and drawbacks of such a scheme, overall they conclude that young artists (and dealers) may be harmed by a resale royalty because buyers will reduce their willingness to pay for a work of art, if they know that they must pay a royalty on resale.

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