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We discuss the benefits of net neutrality regulation in the context of a two-sided market model in which platforms sell …. When access is monopolized, we find that generally net neutrality regulation (that imposes zero fees on the other side of …
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We compare four approaches to network neutrality and network management regulation in a two-sided market model: (i) no …; (iii) variations in Quality of Service and price discrimination but no exclusive contracts; and (iv) no regulation: the …
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We discuss network neutrality regulation of the Internet in the context of a two-sided market model. Platforms sell … regulation (requiring zero fees to content providers): there exist parameter ranges for which network neutrality regulation … content providers. However, for other parameter values, network neutrality regulation can decrease total surplus. Extending …
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This paper questions whether competition can replace sector-specific regulation of mobile telecommunications. We show …
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surplus from foreign to domestic consumers via intensified network competition. The model can ex- plain the regulation of …
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What explains the world-wide trend of pro-entrepreneurial policies in the last few decades? We study entrepreneurial policy in a lobbying model taking into account the con.ict of interest between entrepreneurs and incumbents. It is shown that international market integration leads to more...
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What explains the world-wide trend of pro-entrepreneurial policies in the last few decades? We study entrepreneurial policy in a lobbying model taking into account the conflict of interest between entrepreneurs and incumbents. It is shown that international market integration leads to more...
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Certain markets are illicit because part of the supply is coerced, but little is known about the optimal regulation of … such markets. We model a prostitution market with voluntary and coerced prostitutes and ask what regulation can restore the … decriminalizing prostitution and provide guidance for empirical work on prostitution regulation …
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We use a dynamic oligopoly model of entry and exit with store-type differentiation to evaluate how entry regulations affect profitability, market structure and welfare. Based on unique data for all retail food stores in Sweden, we estimate demand, recover variable profits, and estimate entry...
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The supply function equilibrium provides a game-theoretic model of strategic bidding in oligopolistic wholesale electricity auctions. This paper presents an intuitive account of current understanding and shows how welfare losses depend on the number of firms in the market and their asymmetry....
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