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Telephone Communications in Canada: Demand, Production, and Investment Decisions

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A. Rodney Dobell
Lester D. Taylor
Leonard Waverman
Tsuang-Hua Liu
Michael D. G. Copeland

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This paper presents a portion of an econometric model of the telecommunications industry in Canada, specifically dealing with demand, production, and investment decisions in the telephone sector. Following an introductory sketch of the structure of the sector is an analysis of demand for service, broken down where possible into business and residence, local and toll, categories. Estimation follows the procedures established by Houthakker and Taylor; the results suggest the presence of significant elements of habit formation with high income elasticities in all classes of demand for service, but indicate a substantial degree of price elasticity only in household demand for toll service.

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Article provided by The RAND Corporation in its journal Bell Journal of Economics.

Volume (Year): 3 (1972)
Issue (Month): 1 (Spring)
Pages: 175-219
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  1. Gustavo, Manfrim & Sergio, Da Silva, 2006. "Estimating demand elasticities of fixed telephony in Brazil," MPRA Paper 1978, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Hans Ouwersloot & Piet Rietveld, 1997. "On the Distance Dependence of the Price Elasticity of Telecommunications Demand; Meta-analysis, and Alternative Theoretical Backgrounds," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 97-080/3, Tinbergen Institute. [Downloadable!]
  3. John J. Beggs, 1981. "The Demand for Telephone Services in Australia and the Welfare Implications of Alternative Pricing Policies," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 584, Cowles Foundation, Yale University. [Downloadable!]
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