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explain the extent of cooperative interactions between anonymous distant Internet users ? We build a game theoretic framework …
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Regulation in telecommunication industry is one of the most sophisticated sectorial regulation. Two main goals are targeted by public authorities. In one hand, the regulator is trying to build a competitive market to replace the historic monopolistic situation. Now the emphasis is less on the...
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This paper aims to study how Facebook use influences individual well-being. We use a survey conducted on a representative sample of 2,000 French Facebook users. Our results show that Facebook interferes with subjective well-being through its effects on friendships and self-esteem. Hence we find...
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As people are spending more time online, it is important to evaluate the impact of Internet use on individual well …-being. Internet use yields direct utility and economic returns (e.g. better job, higher productivity) that may increase life … satisfaction. But the Internet might also have detrimental effects (addiction, social isolation, e.g.). This paper empirically …
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The paper proposes an analytical framework for comparing different business models for producing information goods and digital services. It is based on three dimensions that also refer to contrasted literature: the economics of matching, the economics of assembling and the economics of knowledge...
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Given the increasingly prominent role the Internet plays in people's daily life, understanding its influence on … individual well-being is crucial. Internet use yields direct utility and economic returns that may increase life satisfaction …. But the Internet might also have detrimental effects (e.g. addiction, social isolation). This paper aims to examine the …
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This paper examines the structure of relationships among the major Internet service providers in order to better … understand the industrial organization and interconnection strategies of these providers. We show that the network of Internet … efficiency in terms of coordination and communication). However, the topology of the Internet is characterized by some …
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Given the increasingly prominent role the Internet plays in people's daily life, understanding its influence on … individual well-being is crucial. Internet use yields direct utility and economic returns that may increase life satisfaction …. But the Internet might also have detrimental effects (e.g. addiction, social isolation). This paper aims to examine the …
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This paper develops a model of oligopolistic price competition to analyze the impact of online intermediaries such as Autobytel.com on the price setting process in the automobile market. The roles of dealer search costs, the fraction of buyers using the intermediary, the value of the item being...
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