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Economides, Nicholas - NET Institute - 2014

We discuss strategic ways that sellers can use tying and bundling with requirement conditions to extract consumer surplus. We analyze different types of tying and bundling creating (i) intra-product price discrimination; (ii) intra-consumer price discrimination; and (iii) inter-product price...

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Net Neutrality, Foreclosure and the Fast Lane: An empirical study of the UK

Nurski, Laura - NET Institute - 2012

Consumers buy internet access from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to reach online content providers. Under net … and advertising revenues. In contrast, foreclosure seems an unlikely scenario since it reduces the foreclosing ISP …

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Tying, Bundling, and Loyalty/Requirement Rebates

Economides, Nicholas - NET Institute - 2010

I discuss the impact of tying, bundling, and loyalty/requirement rebates on consumer surplus in the affected markets. I show that the Chicago School Theory of a single monopoly surplus that justifies tying, bundling, and loyalty/requirement rebates on the basis of efficiency typically fails....

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The Elusive Antitrust Standard on Bundling in Europe and in the United States at the Aftermath of the Microsoft Cases

Economides, Nicholas; Lianos, Ioannis - NET Institute - 2007

and EU cases against Microsoft on the issue of tying new products (Internet Explorer in the US, and Windows Media Player … (predatory price standard or foreclosure standard) and the implementation of the distinct product and coercion test for tying … anticompetitive foreclosure. It seems to us that in Europe, consumer detriment is found easily and it is not always a requirement for …

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Nonbanks in the Payments System: Vertical Integration Issues

Economides, Nicholas - NET Institute - 2007

We discuss and evaluate the incentives for vertical expansion and vertical mergers in the payments systems industry paying particular attention to the implications of the existence of network effects in this industry. We assess the incentives of large merchants to extend vertically into payments...

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Vertical Integration and Exclusivity in Two-Sided Markets

Lee, Robin S. - NET Institute - 2007

This paper measures the impact of vertically integrated and exclusive software on industry structure and welfare in the sixth-generation of the U.S. videogame industry (2000-2005). I specify and estimate a dynamic model of both consumer demand for hardware and software products, and software...

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Vertical Integration, Exclusivity and Game Sales Performance in the US Video Game Industry

Gil, Ricard; Warzynski, Frédèric - NET Institute - 2010

This paper empirically investigates the relation between vertical integration and video game performance in the US video game industry. For this purpose, we use a widely used data set from NPD on video game monthly sales from October 2000 to October 2007. We complement these data with handly...

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The Incentive for Vertical Integration

Economides, Nicholas - NET Institute - 2005

This paper evaluates the incentive of firms to vertically integrate in a simple 2X2 Bertrand model of two substitutes that are each comprised of two complementary components. It confirms that all prices fall as a result of a vertical merger. Further, we find that, when the composite goods are...

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Net Neutrality and Investment Incentives

Choi, Jay Pil; Kim, Byung-Cheol - NET Institute - 2008

This paper analyzes the effects of net neutrality regulation on investment incentives for Internet service providers …

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The Effect of the Internet on Performance and Quality: Evidence from the Airline Industry

Ater, Itai; Orlov, Eugene - NET Institute - 2013

How did the diffusion of the Internet affect performance and product quality in the airline industry? We argue that the … growth patterns in Internet access, we find a positive relationship between Internet access and scheduled flight times. The …. We also find that despite longer scheduled flight times, flight delays increased as passengers gained Internet access …

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