Technology investment and alternative regulatory regimes with demand uncertainty

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 212-230

  Cambini, Carlo ^a   Silvestri, Virginia ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Access pricing; Investment; New technology; Regulation; Risk sharing

Indexed keywords

ACCESS PRICING; BROADBAND ACCESS; DEMAND STRUCTURES; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; IN-BUILDINGS; INVESTMENT INCENTIVES; INVESTMENT RETURNS; REGULATION; REGULATORY REGIME; RISK-SHARING; SOCIAL WELFARE; TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS; URBAN AREAS; VALUE ADDED SERVICE;

COMMERCE; COPPER; INVESTMENTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ECONOMICS;

ACCESSIBILITY; COMMUNICATION NETWORK; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 84870388847     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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