competition. Where firms have some market power, as in the market for information goods, we expect discriminatory pricing to … become the norm. Apart from posted prices, the internet has extended the use of auctions, even to relatively low-value goods … well as economic efficiency, and may emerge as the principal pricing method for a large number of goods and services. …

This paper employs cross-sectional data from 100 countries to analyze the main determinants of inter-country Internet … diffusion rates. We set up an empirical model based on strong theoretical foundations, in which we regress Internet usage on … that economic strength, infrastructure and knowledge of the English language positively affect Internet connectivity. In …

Does internet use trigger sex crime? We use unique Norwegian data on crime and internet adoption to shed light on this … exogenous variation in internet use. Our instrumental variables and fixed effect estimates show that internet use is associated … highlights three mechanisms for how internet use may affect reported sex crime, namely a reporting effect, a matching effect on …