Optimal Market Structure in the Mobile Industry

Konferenzbeitrag

The optimal market structure in the mobile industry is an important topic in the mobile industry. In this paper, we use two theoretical frameworks and a structural estimation approach to assess the effects of market structure on consumer surplus in symmetric mobile markets. When mobile services are viewed as homogeneous products under Cournot competition, we find that consumer surplus falls with the number of operators. However, when mobile services are considered as differentiated products under Salop competition, we find an inverted-U relationship between consumer surplus and the number of mobile operators. These findings call for a case-by-case analysis of the optimal market structure in the mobile industry.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: 27th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS): "The Evolution of the North-South Telecommunications Divide: The Role for Europe", Cambridge, United Kingdom, 7th-9th September, 2016

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Firm Behavior: Theory ; Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis ; Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets ; Antitrust Issues and Policies: General
• Thema: Market structure ; Investment ; Mobile Telecommunications

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Jeanjean, François ; Houngbonon, Georges Vivien
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): International Telecommunications Society (ITS)
• (wo): Calgary
• (wann): 2016

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/148678
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 12.07.2024, 13:20 MESZ