Regeln zur Netzneutralität werden sowohl in Europa als auch in den USA intensiv diskutiert. Die Arbeit untersucht die ökonomischen Aspekte möglicher Priorisierungsregimen. Basierend auf Erkenntnissen der Theorie der zweiseitigen Märkte und der Industrieökonomik werden allgemeine Aussagen zu...

Written by more than fifty top researchers from economics, OR, and algorithm design, this text comprehensively covers a major inter-disciplinary field and its important applications from the basics to state of the art. Key chapters discuss efficiency, fairness and incentives, and market design...

In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous...

The ubiquitous process of digitization changes economic competition on markets in several ways and leads to the emergence of new business models. The increasing roles of digital platforms as well as data-driven markets represent two relevant examples. These developments challenge competition...