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Evidence of Decreasing Internet Entropy : The Lack of Redundancy in DNS Resolution by Major Websites and Services
Bates, Samantha - 2018
This paper analyzes the extent to which the Internet's global domain name resolution (DNS) system has preserved its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453397
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The Effects of Website Provision on the Demand for German Women's Magazines
Kaiser, Ulrich - 2002
The effect of website provision on the demand for German women's magazines is analyzed using differentiated product demand models estimated on panel data that cover the period 1990 2000. Descriptive evidence on the magazines' website contents suggests that websites are used to provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469909
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Links and Hyperlinks : An Empirical Analysis of Internet Portal Alliances, 1995-1999
Elfenbein, Dan - 2001
This paper examines the structure of over 100 alliances by Internet portals from 1995 to 1999. These alliances were an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470473
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Online Auctions
Ockenfels, Axel - 2006
The economic literature on online auctions is rapidly growing because of the enormous amount of freely available field data. Moreover, numerous innovations in auction-design features on platforms such as eBay have created excellent research opportunities. In this article, we survey the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465877
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Search, Obfuscation, and Price Elasticities on the Internet
Ellison, Glenn - 2004
We examine the competition between a group of Internet retailers that operate in an environment where a price search …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012468123
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Economic Insights from Internet Auctions : A Survey
Bajari, Patrick - 2003
This paper surveys recent studies of Internet auctions. Four main areas of research are summarized. First, economists …'s curse. Third, we explore research about the role of reputation in online auctions. Finally, we discuss what Internet …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012468618
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Geography and the Internet : Is the Internet a Substitute or a Complement for Cities?
Sinai, Todd - 2003
We study the tendency to connect to the Internet, and the online and offline shopping behavior of connected persons, to … draw inferences about whether the Internet is a substitute or a complement for cities. We document that larger markets have … content, suggesting the Internet is a complement to cities. Yet, holding local online content constant, people are less likely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012468670
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Does Information Undermine Brand? Information Intermediary Use and Preference for Branded Web Retailers
Waldfogel, Joel - 2003
dataset on 1998-99 Internet shopping behavior and use of information intermediaries by over 30,000 households to examine … strategy and the evolution of market structure. If information weakens the pull of brand, then Internet retailing may grow less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012468755
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Health Insurance on the Internet and the Economics of Search
Pauly, Mark V. - 2002
This paper explores the level and dispersion of premiums paid for individual health insurance by comparing asking price' data posted on an electronic insurance exchange with survey data on premiums actually paid in the period just before the advent of electronic exchanges. The primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469408
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Measuring Prices and Price Competition Online : Amazon and Barnes and Noble
Goolsbee, Austan - 2002
Despite the interest in measuring price sensitivity of online consumers, most academic work on Internet commerce is … rise of Internet sales. The estimates suggest that prices online are much more variable than the CPI, which understates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469628