Because job posters cannot afford to shop for better priced reviews and must buy market acceptance, centralization of the code review market eliminates any form of downward price pressure.
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In turn, the centralization of the market undermines any form of downward price pressure.
Wulf A. Kaal, Code Review DAO (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4734750
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