This paper presents a framework for analysing the reciprocal impact of technology trends and socioeconomic developments in the future Internet. It analyses the ‘Internet of X’ and its underlying technologies, and draws attention to policy-relevant network effects (structure and behaviour...

This paper discusses the impacts of providing energy efficiency information to online shoppers. It lays out mechanisms by which this may improve appliance purchase and use decisions, raise awareness, improve innovation and align market forces with sustainability objectives. It finds that...

This analytical study provides background on the debate over network neutrality, including (1) its technological and economic underpinnings, (2) the implications for business models going forward, and (3) the legal, regulatory, policy and business responses that have been attempted and that are...

This paper is a technical regulatory analysis of Next Generation Network (NGN) access for consumers to internet content, to be read by those familiar with regulatory law and economics concepts, and the broad outline of the debate within telecoms regulation. The problem is defined and the...

The economics literature on Net Neutrality (NN) has been largely critical of NN regulation on the basis of theoretical findings that NN violations can be both welfare improving and welfare deteriorating, depending on the circumstances of the case in question. Thus, an ex post competition policy...