pricing' of credit cards that emerge when cardholders face few fees but instead receive discounts, rewards and other … markets over such pricing do not translate over to two-sided networks, of which card networks are a quintessential example …

all firms. This will lead to implicit discrimination. We combine models of firm-specific risk, liquidity management and … monopolistic bottlenecks should take these risks into account to avoid implicit discrimination. …

informational problems. We show that, as a consequence of this trade-off, more intense competition in unregulated segments of the … can lead to a softer merger policy when competition is weaker. …

provided Universal Service Obligations, typically funded via a system of cross-subsidies. In this paper, we first review the …

Prime and others have emerged as new suppliers of audiovisual content. In this quickly changing industry, compe-tition … also identify areas where competition intensity between different service types appear to be low, for instance, through …

This paper models competition between two firms, which provide broadband Internet access in regional markets with … intensifies competition in all regions. We show that the cost-reducing potential of investments dominates the strategic effect …: Higher access fees increase facility-based competition, decrease retail prices and increase total demand. -- Broadband access …

This article analyzes competition between two asymmetric networks, an incumbent and a new entrant. Networks compete in … non-linear tariffs and may charge different prices for on-net and off-net calls. Departing from cost-based access pricing …

complementarity. -- competition ; complementarity ; concentration ; regulation, separation, substitutability. …