This paper analyzes the formation of networks when players choose how much to invest in each relationship. We suppose that players have a fixed endowment that they can allocate across links, and in the baseline model, suppose that link strength is an additively separable and convex function of...

This paper shows that Rubinstein’s results on the two-player electronic mail game do not extend to the N-player electronic mail game.

Abstract: This paper analyzes a model with two firms (providers), and two classes of customers. These customers classes are characterized by their attitude towards `congestion' (caused by other customers using the same resources); a firm is selected on the basis of both the prices charged by the...

This paper shows that Rubinstein's results on the two-player electronic mail game do not extend to the N-player electronic mail game.

On the basis that the development of new infrastructures and the modernization of the existing ones is in general a fundamental precondition to foster economic growth and social cohesion, the editorial focuses on the public policies that can effectively accompany the liberalization process in...

Small businesses often have small budgets, which often means no fulltime IT staff or no possibility to hire a security consultant to set up a wireless LAN properly. This paper tries to develop a methodology for designing security for wireless networks in SMB. There are more security options to...

The Chinese telecommunications market is undergoing fundamental changes as it moves from state ownership to privatization. These changes have resulted in numerous ambiguous policies being announced, often by the same regulatory body. A key question is how management deals with these ambiguous...