Network effects, economic efficiency, and usage-based pricing for internet access
| dc.contributor.author | Cooper, Matthew L. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-05T16:29:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-05-05T16:29:05Z | |
| dc.date.graduationmonth | May | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-05-05 | |
| dc.date.published | 2011 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper attempts to shed some light on the issue of net neutrality by examining the extent to which Internet usage is efficiently allocated under current conditions. I discuss the unique features of Internet usage which make it a good that markets will tend to provide at an inefficient level. I then discuss alternative pricing regimes that will move the market for Internet usage to efficiency. I conclude with a discussion of the current economic research on the topic. | en_US |
| dc.description.advisor | Tracy M. Turner | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Arts | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Department of Economics | en_US |
| dc.description.level | Masters | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/8637 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kansas State University | en |
| dc.subject | Net neutrality | en_US |
| dc.subject | Two-sided markets | en_US |
| dc.subject | Network effects | en_US |
| dc.subject.umi | Economics, Commerce-Business (0505) | en_US |
| dc.title | Network effects, economic efficiency, and usage-based pricing for internet access | en_US |
| dc.type | Report | en_US |
