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We analyze two- and three-dimensional variants of Hotelling's model of differentiated products. In our setup, consumers can place different importance on each product attribute; this is measured by a weight in the disutility of distance in each dimension. Two firms play a two-stage game; they...
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We analyze two- and three-dimensional variants of Hotelling's model of differentiated products. In our setup, consumers can place different importance on each product attribute; this is measured by a weight in the disutility of distance in each dimension. Two firms play a two-stage game; they...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014029642
the emergence and decline of thetelecom bubble, the impact on pricing of digitization and the emergenceof Internet …
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Internet access services to consumers and may set fees to content and applications providers on the other side of the Internet … incentives of duopolists to collude in setting the fees on the other side of the Internet while competing for Internet access …
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We compare four approaches to network neutrality and network management regulation in a two-sided market model: (i) no variations in Quality of Service and no price discrimination; (ii) variations in Quality of Service but no price discrimination; (iii) variations in Quality of Service and price...
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We consider a heretofore unexplored explanation for why platforms, such as Internet service providers, might impose …
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We discuss network neutrality regulation of the Internet in the context of a two-sided market model. Platforms sell … broadband Internet access services to residential consumers and may set fees to content and application providers on the … Internet. When access is monopolized, cross-group externalities (network effects) can give a rationale for network neutrality …
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Internet access services to consumers and may set fees to content and applications providers “on the other side” of the … Internet. When access is monopolized, we find that generally net neutrality regulation (that imposes zero fees “on the other … also discuss the incentives of duopolists to collude in setting the fees “on the other side” of the Internet while …
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We discuss salient economic aspects of the Internet, including the possible abolition of net neutrality by local … broadband access networks as well as potential incompatibilities and degradation of connectivity in the Internet backbone. …
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This paper discusses how antitrust law and regulatory rules should be applied 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...
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