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Recent theoretical models of network competition with call externalities demonstrate strategic incentives of incumbent … externalities assumes that receiving calls contribute to consumer utility hence, receiver benefits drive subscription choices. So … and postpaid users of mobile telephony in Poland in a discrete choice experiment designed specifically to model …
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In this paper we utilize discrete choice experiment method to identify and measure switching costs and network effects …
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mobile phone operators in Poland. We utilize the Choice Experiment method and present the respondents with hypothetical …
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market, due to the virtuality on the one hand and the importance of net-work externalities on the other hand, challenges for …
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This paper focuses on the effects of within and between standards competition and competition between firms on the performance of an emerging new technology, digital mobile telecommunication (2G). Our empirical exploration provides a more complete picture of the market dynamics of digital mobile...
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The Internet is often anticipated to have disruptive competitive impacts, causing upstart firms to overthrow incumbent market leaders. This paper uses the UK IT consulting industry as a test case to see whether such competitive impacts of the Internet might already be occurring. Comparable...
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In December 2020, new regulation of digital markets was proposed by European Commission. It specifically addresses main concerns raised by business behavior of operators of core services in their gatekeeping positions. However, voice assistants (or digital personal assistants, DPAs, e.g. Apple's...
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In this paper a network model is developed in which three players sequentially choose their strategies. In the first stage, a profit-maximizing network firm chooses the price and thus the size of the network. In the second stage the consumers decide whether to join in the network or not. In the...
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In economic and social sciences it is crucial to test theoretical models against reliable and big enough databases. The general research challenge is to build up a well-structured database that suits well to the given research question and that is cost efficient at the same time. In this paper...
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