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We empirically assess the impact of the EU roaming regulation on mobile operators’ average revenues per user (ARPU) and …-level data we find that the regulation decreased mobile operator’s revenues per user, while it had no impact on tariffs during … the latest phase of the regulation …
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The roam-like-at-home regulation (RLAH) eliminated all mobile roaming surcharges to Eu-ropean consumers travelling … within the European Economic Area (EEA). We measure the causal impact of the regulation on EEA roaming traffic, using the … revenues. To evaluate the welfare effects of the regulation, we develop a framework that includes consumer surplus, retail and …
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We study the political effects of the diffusion of mobile Internet between 2007 and 2017, using data on electoral … outcomes and on mobile Internet signal across the 84,564 municipalities of 22 European countries. We find that access to mobile … Internet increased voters’ support for right-wing populist parties and for parties running on extreme socially conservative …
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This paper studies the investment decision by a monopolistic internet service provider (ISP) in different regulatory … nondiscrimination regulation that forces the ISP to provide an equal quality upgrade to both CPs, however, can reduce the ISP …
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The importance of user-generated content is growing as media consumption is moving online; yet, investigations of media bias on user-generated content platforms are rare. We develop a novel procedure to detect coverage bias – i.e., bias in the amount of coverage certain topics or issues receive...
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on Internet downloads and black market purchases of low-quality copies like the most common form. Somewhat paradoxically …
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This article reviews recent theoretical contributions on digital piracy. It starts by elaborating on the reasons for intellectual property protection, by reporting a few facts about copyright protection, and by examining reasons to become a digital pirate. Next, it provides an exploration of the...
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In this guide, we discuss the impact of digitalization on the music industry. We rely on market and survey data at the international level as well as expert statements from the industry. The guide investigates recent developments in legal and technological protection of digital music and...
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The harmonized European value-added tax (VAT) is anything but a modern consumption tax that taxes all goods and services at a uniform rate. As exemplified by an analysis of the Dutch version, some 60% of the base is exempted, that is, not taxed on output but on inputs. This has serious...
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regulation. Second, providing enough flexibility for trade, in particular intertemporal trade, is essential but should also be …
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