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http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/19899| Title: | Cost and Benefits from Infrastructure Competition : Estimating Welfare Effects from Broadband Access Competition |
| Keywords: | L96 L12 L51 K23 L86 ddc:330 Infrastructure Competition Service Competition Broadband Internet Cable TV DSL Breitbandkommunikation Netzzugang Wettbewerb Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse Wohlfahrtseffekt Theorie |
| Issue Date: | 16-Oct-2013 |
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| Description: | Competition between parallel infrastructures incorporates opposing welfare effects. The gain from reduced deadweight loss might be out- weighed by the inefficient duplication of an existing infrastructure. Using data from broadband internet access for Western Europe 2000-2004, this paper investigates which e¤ect prevails empirically. Infrastructure competition between DSL and cable TV had a significant and positive impact on the broadband penetration. Comparing the additional social surplus attributable to cable competition with the cable investments, we conclude that infrastructure competition has not been welfare enhancing. A theoretical model is provided, formalizing why the e¤ect of competition on penetration might be limited. |
| URI: | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/19899 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19899 ppn:477641369 |
| Appears in Collections: | EconStor |
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