The Impact of Telecommunication Technologies on Competition in Services and Goods Markets: Empirical Evidence

In this paper we empirically show that a more intensive use and wider adoption of telecommunication technologies significantly increases the level of product market competition in services and goods markets. Our result is consistent with the view that the use of telecommunication technologies can lower the costs of entry. This finding is robust to various measures of competition and a range of specification checks.

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Year of publication:	2012-06
Authors:	Jerbashian, Vahagn ; Kochanova, Anna
Institutions:	Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and Economics Institute (CERGE-EI)
Subject:	telecommunication technologies \| entry costs \| product market competition

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CERGE-EI Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	L16 - Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics; Macroeconomic Industrial Structure; Industrial Price Indices ; O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes ; O25 - Industrial Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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