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dc.contributor.authorHöffler, Felixen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:08:53Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:08:53Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/19899-
dc.description.abstractCompetition 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 effect 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 effect of competition on penetration might be limited.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aMax Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aPreprints of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods |x2005/1en
dc.subject.jelL96en
dc.subject.jelL12en
dc.subject.jelL51en
dc.subject.jelK23en
dc.subject.jelL86en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordInfrastructure Competitionen
dc.subject.keywordService Competitionen
dc.subject.keywordBroadbanden
dc.subject.keywordInterneten
dc.subject.keywordCable TVen
dc.subject.keywordDSLen
dc.subject.stwBreitbandkommunikationen
dc.subject.stwNetzzugangen
dc.subject.stwWettbewerben
dc.subject.stwKosten-Nutzen-Analyseen
dc.subject.stwWohlfahrtseffekten
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.titleCost and Benefits from Infrastructure Competition : Estimating Welfare Effects from Broadband Access Competition-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn477641369en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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