Do internet incumbents choose low interconnection quality?
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Incumbents Choose Low Interconnection Quality ? by Øystein Foros
We analyze the interconnection incentives for two networks that differ with respect to the size of their installed bases. In the first part we prove that the smaller firm may be harmed in competition for new customers if the installed base customers pay a high price. In the second part we assume that the interconnection quality to customers in the installed bases is set before the interconnecti...
متن کاملDo Elections Always Motivate Incumbents?
This paper studies a principal-agent model of the relationship between o¢ceholders and the electorate, where the o¢ce-holder is initially uninformed about her ability (following Holmström, 1999). If o¢ce-holder e¤ort and ability interact in the “production function” that determines performance in o¢ce, then an o¢ce-holder has an incentive to experiment, i.e. raise e¤ort so that performance beco...
متن کاملRevenue distribution in a quality-centric internet interconnection market
The economic principals of today’s internet have facilitated the rapid development of the digital economy. However, content providers with business models that are based on Voice over IP, internet-based TV or Software-as-a-Service have higher quality requirements than other internet companies. Thus, network operators are discussing the introduction of quality differentiated transport classes (Q...
متن کاملDo the Advantages of Incumbency Advantage Incumbents?
We develop a model that calls into question whether some key sources of incumbency advantage frequently cited in the empirical and theoretical literature are, in fact, beneficial to all types of incumbents. Our results show that increases in direct officeholder benefits, such as the “campaign discount” that incumbents enjoy relative to challengers and the pro-incumbent bias of interest groups m...
متن کاملHow do clinicians choose antidepressants?
Research suggests no difference in efficacy be tween tricyclic and related antidepressant drugs. The British National Formulary (1993) lists 21 different antidepressants. Reviews of antidepres sant treatment suggest that choice of antidepres sant should be made on the grounds of previous drug exposure and side effect profiles of different drugs. At present there are no clinical guidelines to in...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Information Economics and Policy
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0167-6245
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2004.05.002