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In this paper we analyze the interplay between access to the last-mile network and net neutrality in the market for Internet access. We consider two competing Internet service providers (ISPs), which act as platforms between Internet users and content providers (CPs). One of the ISPs is...
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regime is not always beneficial to the platforms as it can intensify competition for subscribers. As platforms have a …
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We analyse competition between perfectly substitutable networks. Monopolization can be sustained in equilibrium by … (off-net) networks is shown to restore competition. This regulation requires neither demand data nor information about call …
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We examine the interrelation between interconnection and competition in the Internet backbone market. Networks that are … interconnection regime, peering, softens competition as compared to indirect interconnection since asymmetries become less influential …
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This paper considers a model of two interconnected networks with different qualities. There are call externalities in the sense that consumers value calls they send and receive. Networks compete in two part tariffs. We show that call externalities create private incentives for each competitor to...
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discriminatory regime is not always beneficial to the platforms as it can intensify competition for subscribers. We also consider the …
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We examine the interrelation between interconnection and competition in the Internet backbone market. Networks that are … interconnection regime, peering, softens competition as compared to indirect interconnection since asymmetries become less influential …
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levels of competition under different market structures: the inter-sector monopolistic competition and the intra … patent system translates into a low degree of competition among firms. Its influence on the growth rate goes in a single … unambiguous direction. As competition rises, few resources are available for R&D, so the growth rate goes down. …
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This paper examines the effect of competition on the irreversible investment decisions under uncertainty as a …
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