between wages and prices. A consideration that could loom large is the shortfall in wage gains relative to their pre …

effect on prices and broadband offerings. We use an instrumental variables (IV) approach based on the interaction between … increase in the number of local broadband plans and a relative decrease in average prices. Our results show that well …

. Businesses indicated that their prices were strongly influenced by demand, a desire to maintain steady profit margins, and wages … and labor costs. Survey respondents expected reduced growth in costs and prices of about 5 percent on average over the …