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Competition Policy In Network Industries: An Introduction
Economides, Nicholas - NET Institute - 2004
We discuss issues of the application of antitrust law and regulatory rules to network industries. In assessing the … application of antitrust in network industries, we analyze a number of relevant features of network industries and the way in … which antitrust law and regulatory rules can affect them. These relevant features include (among others) network effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005585465
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Broadband User Discrimination and the Net Neutrality Debate
Guo, Hong; Bandyopadhyay, Subhajyoti; Cheng, Hsing K. - NET Institute - 2009
The net neutrality debate has brought out economic rationale for and against a variety of proposals of the broadband service providers to differentiate between different classes of users. Broadband users are characterized by the differing amounts of content they request online, as well as their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008479190
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Asymmetric Neutrality Regulation and Innovation at the Edges: Fixed vs. Mobile Networks
Choi, Jay Pil; Jeon, Doh-Shin; Kim, Byung-Cheol - NET Institute - 2013
across the Atlantic: US FCC treats mobile networks more leniently than fixed networks, while the EU treats them equally. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700313
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Privacy Protection and Technology Diffusion: The Case of Electronic Medical Records
Tucker, Catherine; Miller, Amalia - NET Institute - 2007
Some policymakers argue that consumers need legal protection of their privacy before they adopt interactive technologies. Others contend that privacy regulations impose costs that deter adoption. We contribute to this growing debate by quantifying the effect of state privacy regulation on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005585492
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The Economics of the Internet
Economides, Nicholas - NET Institute - 2007
broadband access networks as well as potential incompatibilities and degradation of connectivity in the Internet backbone. …We discuss salient economic aspects of the Internet, including the possible abolition of net neutrality by local …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005585493
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Quality Provision in the Presence of a Biased Intermediary
Cornière, Alexandre de; Taylor, Greg - NET Institute - 2014
In many industries, consumers rely on recommendations by an intermediary when choosing between competing products. In this paper, we look at how the existence of contracts between firms and intermediaries affects the quality of the advice received by consumers, and firms' incentives to invest in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010930538
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Tying in Two-Sided Markets with Multi-Homing
Choi, Jay Pil - NET Institute - 2006
analysis thus can have important implications for recent antitrust cases in industries where multi-homing is prevalent. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005585456
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Value of a Platform to a Seller: Case of American Airlines and Online Travel Agencies
Bilotkach, Volodymyr; Rupp, Nicholas G.; Pai, Vivek - NET Institute - 2013
We approach the issue of the value of a platform to a seller in a two-sided market where both buyers and sellers multi-home. A seller that loses access to a major buyer platform can potentially incur substantial financial losses. We exploit a recent conflict between American Airlines and two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010698674
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System Size, Lock-in and Network Effects for Patient Records
Tucker, Catherine; Miller, Amalia - NET Institute - 2009
optimal use of networks should consider regulating the behavior of network users as well as technology vendors. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008474155
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A Critical Appraisal of Remedies in the EU Microsoft Cases
Economides, Nicholas; Lianos, Ioannis - NET Institute - 2009
We discuss and compare the remedies in the two cases antitrust cases of the European Union (EU) against Microsoft. The … cross-platform server entry. In its second investigation of Microsoft, the EU alleged illegal tying of Internet Explorer (IE … first EU case alleged (i) that Microsoft illegally bundled the Windows Media Player (WMP) with Windows; and (ii) that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008621689