The Economics of Network Industries
The Economics of Network Industries

Author: Oz Shy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-01-08

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1139432273

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This book introduces upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers to the latest developments in network economics, one of the fastest-growing fields in all industrial organization. Network industries include the Internet, e-mail, telephony, computer hardware and software, music and video players, and service operations in the banking, legal, and airlines industries among many others. The work offers an overview of the subject matter as well as investigations about specific industries. It conveys the essential features of how strategic interactions between firms are affected by network activity, as well as covering social interaction and its influence on consumers' choices of products and services. Virtually no calculus is used in the text, and each chapter ends with a series of exercises and selected references. The text may be used for both one- and two-semester courses.

The Economics of Network Industries
The Economics of Network Industries

Author: Oz Shy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-01-08

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9780521805001

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This book introduces upper-level undergraduates to network economics, the fastest-growing area of industry.

Economies of Network Industries
Economies of Network Industries

Author: Hans Werner Gottinger

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-03-20

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1134472811

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This revealing book examines different types of network industries such as railways, telecommunications and new media, and investigates their economics with an accent on history makes it stand apart from others in the area. Hans Gttinger's accessible writing style and knowledgeable research makes this book recommended reading for all those in

The Economics and Regulation of Network Industries
The Economics and Regulation of Network Industries

Author: Ingo Vogelsang

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-11-04

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 110880781X

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Have you ever wondered how your telephone company or Internet service provider can give you access to almost all people in the world, or how electricity suppliers can compete with each other if there is only one electric supply line passing through your street? This Element deals with the economics and public regulation of such network industries. It puts particular emphasis on the specific economic concepts used for analyzing them and on the regulatory reform movement and the compatibility of regulation and competition. Worldwide most of these industries have changed dramatically in recent years, telecommunications in particular. Network industries mostly exhibit economies of scale in production and similar economies in consumption. Both of these properties cause market power problems that often require industry-specific regulation. However, due to technological and market changes network policies have moved on from end-user regulation to wholesale regulation and in some cases to deregulation.

Network Economics
Network Economics

Author: Günter Knieps

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-14

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 3319116959

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This textbook on network economics provides essential microeconomic instruments for the analysis of network sectors like telecommunications, transport or energy. Network-specific characteristics emerge both on the cost side and benefit side, requiring network providers to develop innovative entrepreneurial competition strategies for costing, pricing, and investment. From a competition policy perspective, a number of interesting questions arise: In which parts of networks is competition functional? In contrast, where is an abuse of market power to be expected? What is the division of labor between cartel authorities and regulatory agencies? The book develops an analytical framework for all network industries which allows readers to study entrepreneurial strategies as well as regulation and competition policies for network industries.

Towards Competition in Network Industries
Towards Competition in Network Industries

Author: Paul J.J. Welfens

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13: 3642601898

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Competition in network industries faces particular problems which are analyzed from both a theoretical and policy perspective. Issues of vertical integration, deregulation and privatization are covered. While competition and privatization are rapidly unfolding in telecommunications in Western and Eastern Europe, energy and railway transportation represent sectors of more gradual liberalization. The different market characteristics of telecommunications, energy and transportation raise consistency problems in the fields of deregulation, investment strategies and internationalization. While transformation policies create opportunities for liberalization in Eastern Europe and Russia the latter shows critical problems in ending monopoly and state ownership. Network industries could be subject to competition and promise major investment opportunities plus consumer benefits.

The Routledge Companion to Network Industries
The Routledge Companion to Network Industries

Author: Matthias Finger

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-11-19

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 1317668081

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In recent decades, network industries around the world have gone through periods of de- and re-regulation. With vast amounts of sometimes conflicting research carried out into specific network industries, the time has come for a critical over-arching assessment of this entire industry in order to provide a platform of understanding to aid future research and practice. This comprehensive resource provides an orientation for academics, policy makers and managers as to the main economic, regulatory and commercial challenges in the network industries. The book is split into sections covering market, policy, regulation, management perspectives, whilst all of the key network industries are covered, including energy, transport, water and telecommunications. Overseen by world-class Editors and experts in the field, this inter-disciplinary resource is essential reading for students and researchers in international business, industrial economics and the industries.

Network Industries and Social Welfare
Network Industries and Social Welfare

Author: Massimo Florio

Publisher:

Published: 2013-06-20

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 019967485X

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This book offers a careful scrutiny of energy and telephony reforms and their social impact on households in 15 countries across Western Europe. It concludes that the benefits for consumers are limited and it discusses the reasons why the European reform experiment of network industries is not living up to its promises.

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries
Competition and Regulation in Network Industries

Author: Jean-Marc Zogheib

Publisher:

Published: 2021-10-13

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781954750999

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While particularly dynamic and innovative, the digital and telecommunication industries are found to have a great tendency towards concentration, resulting in strong market power and raising concerns from competition and regulatory authorities. In this study focusing on such network industries, Jean-Marc Zogheib explores the interplay between public policy and firms' strategies by combining various tools of theoretical economic analysis adopted from industrial economics, network economics, and platform economics. Mr. Zogheib's thesis consists of three distinct essays: the first chapter examines how merger policy affects firms' entry strategies, the second chapter shifts the focus to public intervention by considering how the coexistence of private and public players affects competition and investment, while the third chapter investigates the role of privacy in competition between digital platforms and the importance of consumer data in the competitive analysis of mergers. This book clearly illustrates how economics can contribute essential building blocks to the construction of competitive reasoning and how the integration of competition law into economic models extended their collective utility. An important read for lawyers and economists alike. The book was awarded the inaugural Concurrences PhD Award in Economics.