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Revolutionary Effects of New Information Technologies
den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
In markets with imperfect information and heterogeneity, the information technology affects the rate at which agents meet, which in turn affects the distribution of production technologies across firms. We show that in models for such markets there are typically multiple equilibria because...
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Does the 'New Economy' Measure up to the Great Inventions of the Past?
Gordon, Robert J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
past, not in the future. The Internet fails as a Great Invention because much of its use involves substitution of existing … activities from one medium to another, because much Internet investment involves defence of market share rather than creation of … something of social value, because much Internet activity duplicates existing activity like mail order catalogues, while the …
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Chicken and Egg: Competing Matchmakers
Caillaud, Bernard; Jullien, Bruno - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
intermediation on the Internet by allowing registration and transaction prices, and multiple registration. When only registration …
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On the Effects of Anti-dumping Legislation
Barros, Pedro Luis Pita; Martinez-Giralt, Xavier - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
We show that the nature and extent of trade is significantly affected by the pricing policy that firms are allowed to employ. A switch from discriminatory to non-discriminatory pricing (e.g. strict anti-dumping laws) leads to a switch from two-way trade to one-way trade. It is far from true that...
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Internet Security, Vulnerability Disclosure and Software Provision
Choi, Jay-Pil; Fershtman, Chaim; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
In this paper, we examine how software vulnerabilities affect firms that license software and consumers that purchase software. In particular, we model three decisions of the firm: (i) an upfront investment in the quality of the software to reduce potential vulnerabilities; (ii) a policy...
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Strategic Patenting and Software Innovation
Noel, Michael D.; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Strategic patenting is widely believed to raise the costs of innovating, especially in industries characterised by cumulative innovation. This paper studies the effects of strategic patenting on R&D, patenting and market value in the computer software industry. We focus on two key aspects:...
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Platform Siphoning: Ad-Avoidance and Media Content
Anderson, Simon P; Gans, Joshua - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
Content providers rely on advertisers to pay for content. TiVo, remote controls, and pop-up ad blockers are examples of ad-avoidance technologies that allow consumers to view content without ads, and thereby siphon off the content without paying the ‘price.’ We examine the content...
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The Determinants of Output Per Contributor in Open Source Projects: An Empirical Examination
Fershtman, Chaim; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
Using a unique dataset we examine empirically which factors explain output per contributor in open source projects. We find that the output per contributor of open source programmes is much higher when licenses are less restrictive. Further examination suggests that the difference in output per...
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Information Technology Use and Productivity at the Individual Level
Gandal, Neil; King III, Charles; Alstyne, Marshall W. Van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
We employ a unique data set on white-collar workers that combines direct observations of individual use of information technology as well as objective information on individual performance. The main hypothesis we examine is whether heavier users of IT are more productive, and if heavier users of...
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Tying-in Two-Sided Markets and the Honour All Cards Rule
Rochet, Jean-Charles; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Payment card associations offer both debit and credit cards and, until recently, engaged in a tie-in on the merchant side through the so-called honour-all-cards (HAC) rule. The HAC rule came under attack on the grounds that the credit and debit card markets are separate markets and that the...
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