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Strategic Regulation Policy in the Internet

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  • Østein Foros

  • Hans Kind

  • Lars Søard

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Some countries are importers while others are exporters of global backbone connectivity. At the same time, input components such as local access are non-traded. This paper analyzes a non-cooperative regulatory game between importing and exporting countries, assuming that the prices of both traded and non-traded inputs can be regulated. We show that exporting countries choose a more restrictive regulation of non-traded goods than importing countries do. We further show that a requirement of international non-discrimination may hurt importing countries, and give firms producing traded inputs incentives to invest in quality degradation. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2006

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  • Østein Foros & Hans Kind & Lars Søard, 2006. "Strategic Regulation Policy in the Internet," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 30(1), pages 63-84, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:regeco:v:30:y:2006:i:1:p:63-84
    DOI: 10.1007/s11149-006-0009-2
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    JEL classification:

    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications

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