For the first time in a decade, I updated my spreadsheet on downloads and abstract views per person and per item on RePEc.
The downward trends I identified ten years ago have continued, though there was an uptick during the pandemic, which has now dissipated. There was more of an increase in abstract views than in downloads in the pandemic.
Since the end of 2011 both abstract views and downloads per paper have fallen by about 80%. Total papers rose by around 260%, while total downloads fell 38% and total abstract views 27%.
I'd guess that a mixture of the explanatory factors I suggested last time has continued to be in play.
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