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dc.contributor.authorSung, Nakilen
dc.contributor.authorKwon, Mi-aeen
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-24T11:14:09Z-
dc.date.available2011-11-24T11:14:09Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/52204-
dc.description.abstractContra the current trend of deregulation, mobile wireless markets in the OECD member states appear, until recently, to have been more or less concentrated. The study estimates the equations for market concentration, mobile prices, and profits using annual panel data from 24 OECD member states for the 1998-2009 period, in order to assess their interaction. Mobile prices, measured by revenue per minute in constant USD PPP, are regarded as a direct measure of consumer welfare. Estimation results indicate that in the second half of the 2000s, market concentration had no effect on mobile prices, whereas the positive relationship between market concentration and profits persisted. In other words, the market-power hypothesis is rejected in the second half of the 2000s. This empirical result provides a strong case for a recent lenient approach towards regulation and merger attempts in OECD mobile wireless markets. Additionally, the study provides evidence that regulatory policies have affected mobile market structure and performance.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInternational Telecommunications Society (ITS) |cCalgaryen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|a22nd European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS): "Innovative ICT Applications - Emerging Regulatory, Economic and Policy Issues", Budapest, Hungary, 18th-21st September, 2011en
dc.subject.jelL11en
dc.subject.jelL96en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordMobile wireless marketsen
dc.subject.keywordmarket structureen
dc.subject.keywordmarket performanceen
dc.subject.keywordregulatory policyen
dc.subject.keywordcompetitionen
dc.titleAn empirical analysis of the state of competition in OECD mobile wireless markets-
dc.typeConference Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn672584700en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:itse11:52204en

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