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Choi, Jay Pil, Jeon, Doh-Shin
and Kim, Byung-Cheol
(2015)
Net Neutrality, Business Models, and Internet Interconnection.
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 7 (3).
pp. 103-141.
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Abstract
We analyze competition between interconnected networks when content is heterogeneous in its sensitivity to delivery quality. In a two-sided market framework, we characterize the equilibrium in a neutral network constrained to offer the same quality and assess the impact of such a constraint vis-`a-vis a non-neutral network where Internet service providers (ISPs) are allowed to engage in second degree price discrimination with a menu of quality-price pairs. We find that the merit of net neutrality regulation depends crucially on content providers' business models. More generally, our analysis can be considered as a contribution to the literature on second-degree price discrimination in two-sided platform markets.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2015 |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Place of Publication: | Nashville, TN |
| JEL Classification: | D4 - Market Structure and Pricing L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance L5 - Regulation and Industrial Policy |
| Subjects: | B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE |
| Divisions: | TSE-R (Toulouse) |
| Site: | UT1 |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2015 14:48 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2021 15:49 |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:tse-fr.eu:28292 |
| URI: | https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/16529 |
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