strategy and the evolution of market structure. If information weakens the pull of brand, then Internet retailing may grow less …Investments in brand provide one method for vendors to become known and convince potential customers that vendors will … their commitments can serve a similar function and may undermine investments in brand. This study uses a 13-month panel …

The internet is an enormous and growing source of information for investors about the opinions of others. Virtually any … individual with internet access can express opinions about firms and editorialize about company news. However, to date we know … very little about the impact these nontraditional internet intermediaries have on markets. We develop a framework wherein …

The internet is an enormous and growing source of information for investors about the opinions of others. Virtually any … individual with internet access can express opinions about firms and editorialize about company news. However, to date we know … very little about the impact these non-traditional internet intermediaries have on markets. We develop a framework wherein …

This paper studies the investment decision by a monopolistic internet service provider (ISP) in different regulatory ….s investment incentive and social welfare. Furthermore, the investment level is higher if the regulated ISP is allowed to charge … the CPs. Finally, a socially optimal investment can be opposite to the ISP's choice when the contents are enough …