We consider a model with two firms operating their individual networks. Each firm can choose its price as well as its investment to build up its network. Assuming a skewed distribution of consumers, our model leads to an asymmetric market structure with one firm choosing higher investments. While access regulation imposed on the dominant firm leads to lower prices, positive welfare effects are diminished ...
This paper presents results from a field study on voluntary contributions for an information public good provided via the Internet (an electronic newsletter for authors). Whereas the standard private provision model predicts that individuals contribute less if other individuals contribute more, we find that readers are more likely to pay the more they expect others to give. This result is consistent ...
This paper examines how electronic procurement influences the organization of economic transactions. It seeks evidence for ICT-induced changes in how companies organize their activities and whether ICT lead to more competitive and transparent markets. Testing the relationship between the effect of electronic procurement on procurement cost and sourcing strategy, I provide new evidence that electronic ...
Breitbandkommunikation bedeutet eine flexible, konsumentenspezifische Distribution von Medieninhalten mit großen Datenmengen wie Videos über das Internet. Sie hat in den angelsächsischen Ländern eine breite Diskussion über die Zukunft der Medienmärkte ausgelöst. Auch in Deutschland offerieren große Anbieter wie Zeitungsverlage oder Fernseh- und Radioanstalten ihre traditionellen Inhalte zunehmend auch ...