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You can find the page you came from in another window and keep this page as reference. This page offers you a central location for FAQs and tutorials relating to IDEAS and RePEc </TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER> </P> RePEc and all its sites are run by volunteers. Look through the FAQs before contacting them. <H3><A HREF="/issues.html">Known issues</A></H3> <H3>VFAQs</H3> <div class="panel" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a href="#vfaq1" data-toggle="collapse" class="collapsed">Please correct some error </a> </h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" id="vfaq1"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6">For every item or series, a technical contact is listed. On the IDEAS abstract page, look for the email and the end of the "publisher info section". For a series or journal, the email address is listed right under the name header. Email this person about your problem. 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