Household demand for broadband Internet in 2010

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Rosston, Gregory L ^a   Savage, Scott J ^b   Waldman, Donald M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

broadband; choice experiment; consumer surplus; experience; Internet; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957746458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2541     Document Type: Article

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