Net neutrality

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured the nationally installed bandwidth potential of 172 countries from 1986 to 2014 and found that the digital divide in terms of bandwidth does not show any clear monotonic pattern.

TL;DR: The potential conflict between net neutrality regulation and future 5G services, particularly regarding network virtualisation, is explored and it is argued that the ‘anything-as-a-service’ paradigm might turn into an important source of innovation for the future Internet infrastructure layer, and thus for the ecosystem as a whole.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors survey the economics literature on media as it applies to the Internet and provide a selective account of novel economic mechanisms that shape market outcomes of Internet media, including time-shifting, multi-homing, and active search.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss three important areas deemed relevant in order to define a coherent regulatory framework and to account for the specific peculiarities of digital markets: First, challenges associated with assessing market power in digital markets, challenges in harmonizing different regulatory obligations for digital services, and the vital role of data and data protection in the context of data-driven business models.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors survey recent theoretical work on two-sided markets and the main questions are (i) what determines which side of the market is subsidized (if either) in order to attract the other side, and (ii) is the resulting outcome socially e¢cient?

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify research issues and gaps in existing knowledge on buyers' perceptions of price fairness, and conclude with guidelines for managerial practice for price fairness in the context of pricing.

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of studies demonstrates that consumers are inclined to believe that the selling price of a good or service is substantially higher than its fair price, and that potential corrective interventions, such as providing historical price information, explaining price differences, and cueing costs, were only modestly effective.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the concept of network neutrality in telecommunications policy and its relationship to Darwinian theories of innovation and consider the record of broadband discrimination practiced by broadband operators in the early 2000s.