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Measuring consumer well-being from using zero price digital services : the case of navigation apps and location-based services

Sobolewski, Maciej - 2021

. In the experiment, the respondents are confronted with a range of location-sharing conditions set by a navigation … from using basic satellite navigation without location-based functionalities is estimated at 8.06 EUR per month. Adding …Digital maps and navigation applications are considered an essential tool by 70% of smartphone users. As these apps …

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Quantifying bargaining power in supply chains : essential for merger control

Delaprez, Yann; Guignard, Morgane - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 14 (2024) 22/23, pp. 159-164

Merger control plays a central role in competition policy. When assessing proposed mergers, Competition Authorities should consider its impact on all relevant markets. Large mergers between manufacturers typically impact competition, thus requiring the approval of Competition Authorities....

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Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Consumer Welfare

Jayawardhana, Jayani - 2013

The welfare implications of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) have garnered considerable attention and are complicated since the consumer delegates some decision-making authority to the physician, who is exposed to advertising as well. In this paper, I develop and estimate a structural model...

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Measuring consumer well-being from using free-of-charge digital services : the case of navigation apps

Sobolewski, Maciej - In: Information economics and policy : IEP 56 (2021), pp. 1-14

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The welfare effects of mobile internet access : evidence from Roam-Like-At-Home

Quinn, Martin; Matos, Miguel Godinho de; Peukert, Christian - 2022

We evaluate the welfare effects of the Roam-Like-At-Home regulation, which drastically re-duced the price of accessing the mobile internet for EU residents when traveling abroad in the European Economic Area. Estimates from individual-level usage data suggest that consumer surplus increased by...

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Reference pricing systems on the pharmaceutical market

Unsorg, Maximiliane - 2018

Constantly rising expenditures for pharmaceuticals require government intervention in firms' pricing decisions. To this end, reference pricing systems are a frequently employed regulatory mechanism. This paper considers a duopoly market with vertically differentiated firms under different...

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The value of the internet for consumers

Pantea, Smaranda; Martens, Bertin - 2014

Several studies have examined the market value of paid-for internet services and internet access. This paper estimates the value of leisure time spent online for which the consumer pays no monetary price and which has become increasingly important as a leisure activity. We apply a methodology...

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A matter of taste : the negative welfare effect of expert judgments

Lagios, Nicolas; Méon, Pierre-Guillaume - 2024

We study how experts influence consumer behavior and welfare by focusing on the Booker Prize. Leveraging the discontinuity created by the attribution of the prize, we show that readers receive the signal sent by the jury of the Booker and are persuaded to buy the awarded book but experience...

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Access Regulation and Investment in Next Generation Networks : A Ranking of Regulatory Regimes

Nitsche, Rainer; Wiethaus, Lars - 2011

This paper analyses how different types of access regulation to next generation networks affect investments and consumer welfare. The model consists of an investment stage with uncertain returns and subsequent quantity competition. The access price is a function of investment costs and the...

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Intercarrier Compensation and Consumer Welfare

Ellig, Jerry - 2007

Intercarrier compensation imposes large costs on consumers by increasing the prices of long-distance and wireless service and discouraging consumers from using them. Because of these hidden subsidies, local phone rates are below cost for residential subscribers in all but the most dense urban...

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