We examine the relationship between the deployment of broadband, which we classify as a general purpose technology, and the productivity of the deploying firms using panel data that comprises information on all the major local exchange carriers in the United States telecommunications industry...

This study examines the relationship between performance levels and the levels of cross-subsidy attained by local exchange carriers in the United States telecommunications industry. These cross-subsidies have been obtained by firms via their engagement in a separations mechanism, based on a cost...

This paper reports the results of the quantitative analysis of international experience of the relationship between infrastructure investment in the deployment of capacity that can carry large volumes of voice and data traffic and regulatory policy changes in the telecommunications sectors. It...

In this study, based on the reasoning that financial considerations in influence investment patterns within the context of a network industry, we evaluate the effects of lower access prices and cross subsidization on investments in bandwidth-expanding technology by local exchange carriers in the...

This paper examines whether and how foreign institutional donors play a monitoring role in the nonprofit sector. By analyzing 2,567 Chinese nonprofit foundations from 2005 to 2014, we find that foundations with foreign institutional donors are associated with higher quality reporting. The effect...

We examine how client product similarity within an auditor’s portfolio affects audit efficiency and pricing decisions. Using a unique set of intra-portfolio client-level data, we find that clients with product offerings more similar to those of other clients in the auditor’s portfolio are...