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 …

We propose a two-sided model with two competing Internet platforms, and a continuum of Content Providers (CPs). We … study the effect of a net neutrality regulation on capacity investments in the market for Internet access, and on innovation …

We propose a two-sided model with two competing Internet platforms, and a continuum of heterogeneous Content Providers … (CPs). We study the effect of a net neutrality regulation on capacity investments in the market for Internet access, and …

Net neutrality is believed to prevent the emergence of exclusive online content which yields Internet fragmentation. We … examine the relationship between net neutrality regulation and Internet fragmentation in a game-theoretic model that considers … the interplay be- tween termination fees, exclusivity and competition between two Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and …

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 …