Net neutrality and innovation at the core and at the edge
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Reggiani, C
Valletti, T
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
How would abandoning Internet net neutrality affect content providers that have different sizes? We model an Internet broadband provider that can offer a different quality of service (priority) to heterogeneous content providers. Internet users can potentially access all content, although they browse and click ads with different probabilities. Net neutrality regulation effectively protects innovation done at the edge by small content providers. Prioritization, instead, increases both infrastructure core investment and welfare only if it sufficiently stimulates innovation from the large content provider.
Date Issued
2016-01-11
Date Acceptance
2016-01-03
Citation
International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2016, 45, pp.16-27
ISSN
0167-7187
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
16
End Page
27
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Industrial Organization
Volume
45
Copyright Statement
© 2016, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Subjects
Social Sciences
Economics
Business & Economics
Internet
Net neutrality
Congestion
Innovation
2-SIDED MARKET ANALYSIS
NETWORK NEUTRALITY
INTERNET FRAGMENTATION
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
GROWTH
DESIGN
Publication Status
Published