Sharp declines in semiconductor prices are largely responsible for observed declines in computer prices. Although communications equipment also has a large semiconductor content, communications equipment prices do not fall nearly as fast as computer prices. This paper partly resolves the...

Was a massive, federally subsidized expansion in demand for residential broadband use for education and work during the Covid-19 pandemic in the US accompanied by significant changes in price and quality for broadband services purchased by urban households in the U.S.? We study this question by...