Price Distortion Under Fixed-Mobile Substitution

This paper analyses the impact of substitution between fixed and mobile telephony on call prices. We develop a model where consumers differ in the benefits of mobility and firms price discriminate between on-net and off-net calls. We find that call prices are distorted downwards due to substitution possibilities and customer heterogeneity, and that this distortion increases with the fixed-mobile termination mark-up

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Bourreau, Marc
Other Persons:	Cambini, Carlo (contributor) ; Hoernig, Steffen (contributor)
Publisher:	[2015]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Theorie \| Theory \| Substitutionsgüter \| Substitute goods \| Mobilkommunikation \| Mobile communications \| Wettbewerb \| Competition \| Wohlfahrtsanalyse \| Welfare analysis

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (20 p)
Series:	FEUNL Working Paper Series ; No. 594
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments June 29, 2015 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.2628806 [DOI]
Classification:	L51 - Economics of Regulation ; L92 - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation: Autos, Buses, Trucks and Water Carriers
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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