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The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes. Evidence from a Field Experiment with Schoolchildren

Fairlie, Robert; Robinson, Jonathan - NET Institute - 2011

Are home computers are an important input in the educational production function? To address this question, we conduct … a field experiment involving the provision of free computers to schoolchildren for home use. Low-income children … attending middle and high schools in 15 schools in California were randomly selected to receive free computers and followed over …

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The Determinants of Supply and Demand for Mobile Applications

Sinkinson, Michael - NET Institute - 2012

Since 2008, multiple smartphone platforms have launched versions of “app stores”, marketplaces where consumers can purchase and download software applications for their smartphone. This paper provides evidence for both demand and supply of “apps” using data on the size and composition of...

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Switching Costs and Introductory Pricing in the Wireless Service Industry

Ale, Jorge - NET Institute - 2013

In this article I analyze the effects of a recent reform intended to decrease switching costs in the cellular industry. The reform, implemented in Chile in 2012, allowed cell phone users to switch operators without any contract restriction while keeping their wireless number. Its aim was the...

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Estimating the Option Value of Waiting: A Dynamic Entry Game of the U.S. Local Telephone Competition

Fan, Ying; Mo, Xiao - NET Institute - 2010

We estimate a dynamic oligopoly entry game in the early U.S. local telephone market. We observe the identities of potential entrants into local markets and therefore the waiting time of each potential entrant before it commits actual entry. To capture the feature of the data, we allow firms to...

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Quality Competition in Mobile Telecommunications: Evidence from Connecticut

Sun, Patrick - NET Institute - 2014

Signal quality is a significant contributor to the overall quality of wireless telephone service, which competitive analyses often overlooks. To understand the competitive impact of signal quality investment on further consolidation in this industry, I use a market research survey of choice of...

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The Welfare Effects of Mobile Termination Rate Regulation in Asymmetric Oligopolies: the Case of Spain

Hurkens, Sjaak; López, Ángel Luis - NET Institute - 2011

We examine the effects of mobile termination rate regulation in asymmetric oligopolies. We do this by extending existing models of asymmetric duopoly and symmetric oligopoly where consumer expectations about market shares are passive. We first calibrate product differentiation parameters using...

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Funding Universal Service: The Effect of Telecommunications Subsidy Programs on Competition and Retail Prices

Chiang, Eric P.; Hauge, Janice A. - NET Institute - 2007

There is general concern that producer subsidies distort competition. We examine a telecommunications subsidy system …

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THE EFFECT OF ENTRY AND MARKET STRUCTURE ON CELLULAR PRICING TACTICS

Seim, Katja; Viard, V. Brian - NET Institute - 2003

We test the effect of entry on the tariff choices of incumbent cellular firms. We relate the change in the breadth of calling plans between 1996, when incumbents enjoyed a duopoly market, and 1998, when incumbents faced increased competition from personal communications services (PCS) firms....

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Excessive(?) Entry of National Telecom Networks, 1990-2001

Hogendorn, Christiaan - NET Institute - 2003

We document entry and capacity expansion in US long-distance fiber-optic networks before and during the “telecom boom.” We disentangle the many swaps and leases between networks in order to measure owned route miles versus route miles shared with other carriers. Entry appears much more...

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Competition Policy In Network Industries: An Introduction

Economides, Nicholas - NET Institute - 2004

We discuss issues of the application of antitrust law and regulatory rules to network industries. In assessing the application of antitrust in network industries, we analyze a number of relevant features of network industries and the way in which antitrust law and regulatory rules can affect...

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