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Implications of network convergence on local access regulation in the US and the EU
Vanberg, Margit A. (contributor) - 2007
This paper provides an overview of telecommunications regulation in the U.S. and in Europe. For each region the history … of telecommunications regulations as well as the current regulatory regime is portrayed. The focus of this overview is on … telecommunications with Internet and broadcasting services. The criteria used by the regulatory authorities to identify those network …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003480089
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The European electronic communications code : a critical appraisal with a focus on incentivizing investment in next generation broadband networks
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Fetzer, Thomas; … - 2017
In September 2016, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for a directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) - with one key aim being the provision of sufficient incentives for infrastructure investments into high-speed communication networks. Based on a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011687900
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Speeding up the internet : regulation and investment in European fiber optic infrastructure
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Grajek, Michał - 2017
In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper)and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous entrants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011687904
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Supply and demand for telecommunication infrastructure
Veith, Tobias - 2010
infrastructures. -- Telecommunications ; infrastructure supply and demand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008701353
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Citation frequency and the value of patented innovation
Harhoff, Dietmar; Narin, Francis; Scherer, Frederic M.; … - 1997
Through a survey, economic value estimates were obtained on 962 inventions made in the United States and Germany and on which German patent renewal fees were paid to full-term expiration in 1995. A search of subsequent U.S. and German patents yielded a count of citations to those patents....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440946
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Exploring the tail of patented invention value distributions
Harhoff, Dietmar; Scherer, Frederic M.; Vopel, Katrin - 1997
We explore the tail of patented invention value distributions by using value estimates obtained directly from patent holders. The paper focuses on those full-term German patents of the application year 1977 which were held by West German and U.S. residents. The most valuable patents in our data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440960
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Digital design protection in Europe : law, trends, and emerging issues
Filitz, Rainer; Henkel, Joachim; Ohnemus, Jörg - 2017
Digital designs - that is, designs for display on electronic screens - have recently burst onto the intellectual property (IP) stage. While in the U.S. a smattering of legal studies have recently addressed the question of digital design as a copyright-, trademark- and patent-eligible subject...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594753
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What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? : A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature
Butschek, Sebastian; Walter, Thomas - 2013
A growing body of programme evaluation literature recognises immigrants as a disadvantaged group on European labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009784011
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Evaluation of best price clauses in hotel booking
Hunold, Matthias; Kesler, Reinhold; Laitenberger, Ulrich; … - 2017 - This version: April 23, 2017
We analyze the best price clauses (BPCs) of online travel agents (OTAs) using meta-search price data of nearly 30,000 hotels in different countries. We find that BPCs influence the pricing and availability of hotel rooms across online sales channels. In particular, the abolition of Booking.com's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011648487
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Attenuation bias when measuring inventive performance
Zwick, Thomas; Frosch, Katharina - 2016
Most previous results on determinants of inventive performance are biased because inventive performance is measured with error. This measurement error causes attenuation bias. More specifically, for example age and education as drivers of patenting success have biased coefficients and too high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011433501