incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by …

We estimate the effect of broadband infrastructure, which enables high-speed internet, on economic growth in the panel …

Infrastructure regulation has faced transitions not just in recent years, but also throughout much its existence over …. Along with affecting infrastructure, the global financial crisis may itself be a network effect. This paper was presented as …

new fiber-based communications infrastructure. Since such investment is expected to induce substantial positive … implementation and competitive market structures including allowance of co-investment models, and iii) public subsidies to cover non …, where only monopoly structure or co-investment models lead to private investment. Deregulatory policies might be preferable …

Using unique data from a systematic roll-out of broadband infrastructure in rural areas, we provide evidence on the …

, simultaneously, customers' demand for high-quality infrastructure. On the other hand, infrastructure providers carry investment risks … to initiate adequate investment incentives.Using a two-equation estimation approach, a direct competition effect (more …The interplay of infrastructure supply and demand is of central interest in line with Web 2.0. As the role of customers …

infrastructure upgrades with spillovers. There are two types of equilibria in the free competition regime. In particular, voluntary … and the investment cost. However, foreclosure also occurs in equilibrium when the degree of spillover is small and the … investment cost is low. We also show that, when voluntary access provision occurs in equilibrium, access regulation is socially …