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Price discrimination and price dispersion in a duopoly

Valletti, Tommaso M. - 1998

This paper analyses the problem of price discrimination in a market where consumers have heterogeneous preferences both over a horizontal parameter (brand) and a vertical one (quality). Discriminatory contracts are characterised for different market structures. It is shown that price dispersion,...

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Information and vaccine hesitancy : the role of broadband internet

Amaral-Garcia, Sofia; Nardotto, Mattia; Propper, Carol; … - 2024

We examine the effect of internet diffusion on the uptake of an important public health intervention: the measles …, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. We study England between 2000 and 2011 when internet diffusion spread rapidly and there was … a high profile medical article (falsely) linking the MMR vaccine to autism. OLS estimates suggest internet diffusion led …

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Mums go online : is the internet changing the demand for healthcare?

Garcia, Sofia Amaral; Nardotto, Mattia; Propper, Carol; … - 2019

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Internet and politics: Evidence from U.K. local elections and local government policies

Gavazza, Alessandro; Nardotto, Mattia; Valletti, Tommaso M. - 2017

We empirically study the effects of broadband internet diffusion on local election outcomes and on local government … policies using rich data from the U.K. Our analysis suggests that the internet has displaced other media with greater news …

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Telecommunication reforms, access regulation, and internet adoption in Latin America

Estache, Antonio - 2002

Unresolved regulatory issues, particularly those relating to interconnection agreements, hamper progress in Internet …

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Speed 2.0 : evaluating access to universal digital highways

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Koutroumpis, Pantelis; Valletti, … - 2016

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Internet and politics : evidence from U.K. local elections and local government policies

Gavazza, Alessandro; Nardotto, Mattia; Valletti, Tommaso M. - 2015

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442444

Net neutrality: a fast lane to understanding the trade-offs

Greenstein, Shane M.; Peitz, Martin; Valletti, Tommaso M. - 2016

The "net neutrality" principle has triggered a heated debate and advocates have proposed policy interventions. In this paper, we provide perspective by framing issues in terms of the positive economic factors at work. We stress the incentives of market participants, and highlight the economic...

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Net neutrality, exclusivity contracts, and Internet fragmentation

Kourandi, Frago; Krämer, Jan; Valletti, Tommaso M. - In: Information systems research : ISR 26 (2015) 2, pp. 320-338

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Speed 2.0 : evaluating access to universal digital highways

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Koutroumpis, Pantelis; Valletti, … - 2014

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