This paper argues that a cable operator with sufficient market power in the downstream multi-channel video programming distribution (MVPD) market can deny access to unaffiliated programmers, resulting in an upstream programming rival's exit or impaired dynamic efficiency. Further, market...

A number of recent appellate court decisions pertaining to class certification in antitrust cases have spawned uncertainty and debate about the future course of antitrust enforcement through the class-action mechanism. One leitmotif of these decisions is that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure’s...

A large "cluster" of contiguous cable systems might deter entry or induce exit by overbuilders. To date, there is little empirical evidence relating an overbuilder's entry decision to the size of the incumbent multi-system operator's (MSO's) footprint. By examining the variation in overbuild...

Tax increment financing (TIF) is an increasingly common form of economic development incentive used by local governments to encourage private sector investment. In this study, we focus attention on a specific TIF proposal in the City of Dallas. In the empirical section, we present a regression...

There is a large empirical literature that investigates the effects of unbundling requirements on broadband operators' incentives to invest in infrastructure. To date, that literature has generally relied on industry-wide data as an indicator of how the representative operator reacts to the...

In the authors' shared opinion, the economic evidence does not support the regulations proposed in the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Preserving the Open Internet and Broadband Industry Practices (the “NPRM”). To the contrary, the economic evidence provides no support...