Net neutrality and innovation at the core and at the edge

B-Tier
Journal: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Year: 2016
Volume: 45
Issue: C
Pages: 16-27

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

How would abandoning Internet net neutrality affect content providers that have different sizes? We model an Internet broadband provider that can offer a different quality of service (priority) to heterogeneous content providers. Internet users can potentially access all content, although they browse and click ads with different probabilities. Net neutrality regulation effectively protects innovation done at the edge by small content providers. Prioritization, instead, increases both infrastructure core investment and welfare only if it sufficiently stimulates innovation from the large content provider.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:indorg:v:45:y:2016:i:c:p:16-27
Journal Field
Industrial Organization
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29