John B. Meisel
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
22 Papers
443 Citations
John B. Meisel is an academic researcher from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The author has contributed to research in topics: The Internet & Competition (economics). The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 22 publications.
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Papers
A dynamic analysis of the adoption of a new technology: the case of optical scanners
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the effect of different types of structure variables on the conditional probability of a firm initially adopting the new technology of optical scanners as the innovation spreads through the f ood store industry, and show that firms with large average sto re size, which operate in less concentrated m arkets with higher incomes and wage rates, tend to adopt scanners sooner.
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Measuring the economic impact of institutions of higher education
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify and discuss several of the methodological considerations which arise in the design and use of economic impact studies, as well as present new evidence regarding the effectiveness of alternative survey methods for collecting the personal expenditure data frequently used in such studies.
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The impact of the Internet on the law and economics of the music industry
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the current revenue streams and cost causers that characterize the traditional business model in the music industry and present an analysis of salient economic, political/legal, and technological issues arising from these changes on the entire industry.
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Market Structure, Uncertainty, and Intrafirm Diffusion: The Case of Optical Scanners in Grocery Stores
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used monthly data on the adoption of optical scanners by sixty-three grocery chains in thirty-two large U.S. cities to identify the determinants of the rate of intra-firm diffusion.
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Cable television and competition
Stanford L. Levin,John B. Meisel +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore what economic theory can contribute to this debate, and adduces empirical evidence on the effects of competition in the cable market where it presently exists, and conclude that blocking entry into cable, and indeed into telecommunications markets, is likely to be poor policy, and that increased competition would foster the development of an efficient modern broadband network.
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