Broadband is treated differently from other IT industries when it comes to competition policy: competition in the rest of the IT sector is subject to scrutiny under antitrust laws, while broadband is regulated by the Federal Communications Commission. But there is no basis for this asymmetric...

This book applies new advances in economic theory regarding the asymmetry of information between firms and their regulators to the design of improved telecommunications regulation.

This book calculates the deadweight loss caused by the inefficient method of taxation that the Federal Communications Commission has employed and describes an alternative method.

The book examines the evolving international markets for capital, labor, technology, and distribution, focusing on trade, public policy, and the future direction of academic research.

This groundbreaking volume calls on policymakers and scholars to replace a static view of the Internet with a dynamic one that is flexible enough to permit the Internet to evolve and meet the changing needs of the future.

This volume considers whether the first major overhaul of U.S. communications policy in more than sixty years is accomplishing its purposes.

This volume shows that the public policy concerns are not accidental, because such industries often embody two major and widely recognized forms of potential market failure.

What new climate change policies should the federal government adopt?The authorexplores options that policymakers might consider, as well as the costs and benefits of current policies.

Robert W. Hahn discusses what steps nations should take to control greenhouse gas emissions.

An examination of the current impasse in climate policy and the potential steps nations can take to reduce greenhouse gases.