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The Steering Incentives of Gatekeepers in the Telecommunications Industry
McManus, Brian; Nevo, Aviv; Nolan, Zachary; Williams, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We study trade-offs faced by multiple-system operators (MSOs), the gatekeepers in the provision of internet service, when setting prices and quality for internet access and TV service. In response to improvements in over-the-top video (OTT), MSOs choose between accommodating OTT to share in the...
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Liberalization in China's Key Service Sectors Following WTO Accession : Some Scenarios and Issues of Measurement
Whalley, John - 2003
This paper documents and assesses the significance of the policy changes in China that WTO accession implies in 3 key … their entirety as undertaken at signature in 2002. While it would seem that China will have extraordinarily open markets for … implementation of China's WTO commitments, and following dispute settlement might retaliate in the future were these agreed changes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012468551
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Usage-Based Pricing and Demand for Residential Broadband
Nevo, Aviv - 2015
We estimate demand for residential broadband using high-frequency data from subscribers facing a three-part tariff. The three-part tariff makes data usage during the billing cycle a dynamic problem; thus, generating variation in the (shadow) price of usage. We provide evidence that subscribers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457346
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Chinese Insurance Markets : Developments and Prospects
Fang, Hanming; Xu, Xian - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
In this chapter, we review the development of the insurance industry in China. We provide a comprehensive discussion of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287393
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Efficiency Effects on the U.S. Economy from Wireless Taxation
Hausman, Jerry - 1999
This paper measures for the first time the economic efficiency effects of the taxation of wireless services, which are taxed by federal, state, and local governments at relatively high rates in the range of 14%-25%. The paper concludes such taxes are a much greater drain on the economy than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471502
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Machine Learning and Mobile Phone Data Can Improve the Targeting of Humanitarian Assistance
Aiken, Emily; Bellue, Suzanne; Karlan, Dean; Udry, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), causing widespread food insecurity and a sharp decline in living standards. In response to this crisis, governments and humanitarian organizations worldwide have mobilized targeted social assistance programs....
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Information, Mobile Communication, and Referral Effects
Barwick, Panle Jia - 2019
Information is a crucial ingredient in economic decision making. Yet measuring the extent of information exchange among individuals and its effect on economic outcomes is a difficult task. We use the universe of de-identified cellphone usage records from more than one million users in a Chinese...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479822
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Experienced Segregation
Athey, Susan - 2020
We introduce a novel measure of segregation, experienced isolation, that captures individuals' exposure to diverse others in the places they visit over the course of their days. Using Global Positioning System (GPS) data collected from smartphones, we measure experienced isolation by race. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481427
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Geographic Mobility in America : Evidence from Cell Phone Data
Chen, M. Keith - 2020
Traveling beyond the immediate surroundings of one's residence can lead to greater exposure to new ideas and information, jobs, and greater transmission of disease. In this paper, we document the geographic mobility of individuals in the U.S., and how this mobility varies across U.S. cities,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481656
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Information, Technology Adoption and Productivity : The Role of Mobile Phones in Agriculture
Gupta, Apoorv - 2020
We study the effect of information on technology adoption and productivity in agriculture. Our empirical strategy exploits the expansion of the mobile phone network in previously uncovered areas of rural India coupled with the availability of call centers for agricultural advice. We measure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481775