The paper focuses on the links between telecommunication networks and local development, emphasizing on the peculiar case of Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN). From tools of network economics, the paper studies the market dynamics of telecommunication networks and the infrastructure diffusion...

We study the links between observability and flexible technological choices in a duopolistic market. We show that, in large markets, the strategic value of flexibility is positive and observability of technological choices promotes the adoption of more flexible technologies whereas in small...

We study the development of a duopoly industry -evolution of firm capacities and competitive behavior- in a continuous-time real-options model of capacity investment. Our methodology allows the evaluation of investment options and exercise rules in a strategic setup. In the initial industry...

We study a simple duopoly model of preemption with multiple investments and instantaneous Bertrand competition in a stochastically growing market. Different patterns of equilibria may arise, depending on the importance of the real option effect. If the average growth rate of the market is close...

" Switzerland is the growth laggard in the industrial world " - this dismal view has become part and parcel of today's conventional wisdom in Switzerland and elsewhere. We show it to be but partially true : accurate when judged by the trend growth rate of officially recorded real GDPs in...

Dans cet article nous nous proposons d'analyser les effets de l'ouverture à la concurrence sur les stratégies de tarification des ventes liées à travers un modèle de choix discret. Nous montrons que dans une situation de duopole vendre les biens de manière indépendante est un équilibre...

"Kulturelle Vielfalt und pulsierende Kreativität sind Europas Markenzeichen. Der europäische audiovisuelle Sektor, dessen Wert auf rund €96 Milliarden geschätzt wird und der über 1.100 Filmproduktionen pro Jahr erzeugt, verkörpert wahrscheinlich am besten diese Werte. Allerdings wird nur...

English Abstract: Huge gains from increase in exports and growth are expected from liberalisation of trade in services in African countries. The size and the growth of tertiary sector and the breadth of existing barriers seems to justify this expectation. We analyze computable general...

French Abstract: L'objectif de cette recherche est de faire ressortir l'impact des investissements dans les infrastructures de télécommunication dans les pays de la CEDEAO. Les analyses faites dans cet article portent sur les impacts des infrastructures de télécommunications du point de vue...

French Abstract: Au cœur de la publicité et de l'influence, se trouvent les processus psychologiques, les moyens techniques et des outils, qui permettent de faire passer le "message". Celui-ci n'est plus unidirectionnel et les réseaux de communication modernes (Internet, mobile, réseaux...