Why do the poor and the less-educated pay more for long-distance calls?

Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 351-379

  Hausman, Jerry A ^a   Sidak, J Gregory ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Entry regulation; Federal Communications Commission; Long distance service; Price discrimination; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444262456     PISSN: 15380645     EISSN: 15380645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1538-0645.1210     Document Type: Review

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