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Veiga, Andre - NET Institute - 2014

Abstract I model dynamic product design along price and non-price dimensions by a firm in a market with positive network externalities between consumers. In the case of a usage fee, I provide conditions under which the steady state (SS) is unique and show that the introductory price is negative...

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The Economics of Network Neutrality

Economides, Nicholas; Hermalin, Benjamin - NET Institute - 2010

Pricing of Internet access has been characterized by two properties. Parties are directly billed only by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) through which they connect to the Internet and the ISP charges them on the basis of the amount of information transmitted rather than its content. These...

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Net Neutrality on the Internet: A Two-sided Market Analysis

Economides, Nicholas; Tåg, Joacim - NET Institute - 2007

side” of the market) increases total industry surplus compared to the fully private optimum at which the monopoly platform …

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Net Neutrality on the Internet: A Two-sided Market Analysis

Economides, Nicholas; Tåg, Joacim - NET Institute - 2007

side” of the market) increases total industry surplus compared to the fully private optimum at which the monopoly platform …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005585461

Hit and Miss: Leverage, Sacrifice, and Refusal to Deal in the Supreme Court Decision in Trinko

Economides, Nicholas - NET Institute - 2005

telecommunications: a monopoly of the local telecommunications network, as well as a monopoly in retail local telecommunications services … competitors. Thus, Verizon used its monopoly of the network infrastructure to disadvantage entrants in retail. In doing so … makes sense only insofar as it helps the defendant maintain or obtain monopoly power.” …

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Pricing of Complementary Goods and Network Effects*

Economides, Nicholas; Viard, V. Brian - NET Institute - 2005

We discuss the case of a monopolist of a base good in the presence of a complementary good provided either by it or by another firm. We assess and calibrate the extent of the influence on the profits from the base good that is created by the existence of the complementary good, i.e., the extent...

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Pricing of Complementary Goods and Network Effects

Economides, Nicholas; Viard, V. Brian - NET Institute - 2004

We discuss the case of a monopolist of a base good in the presence of complementary goods provided either by it or by other firms. We assess and calibrate the extent of the influence on the profits from the base good that is created by the existence of complementary goods, i.e., the extent of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622726

The Economics of the Internet Backbone

Economides, Nicholas - NET Institute - 2004

This paper discusses the economics of the Internet backbone. I discuss competition on the Internet backbone as well as relevant competition policy issues. In particular, I show how public protocols, ease of entry, very fast network expansion, connections by the same Internet Service Provider...

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Matching & Information Provision by One-Sided and Two-Sided Platforms

Canon, Carlos - NET Institute - 2011

This paper studies a "market creating" firm (platform) that offers a matching environment by charging an access fee to a population of high and low type users who wish to form a match. We focus on an environment where users only observe a signal of their randomly assigned partner's type and...

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Introduction of Software Products and Services Through "Public" Beta Launches

Mehra, Amit; Shrimali, Gireesh - NET Institute - 2008

Public “Beta” launches have become a preferred route of entry into the markets for new software products and web site based services. While beta testing of novel products is nothing new, typically such tests were done by experts within firm boundaries. What makes public beta testing so...

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