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The Basic Economics of Internet Infrastructure

The Basic Economics of Internet Infrastructure AbstractThe internet’s structure and operations remain invisible to most economists. What determines the economic value of internet infrastructure and the incentives to improve it? What are the open research questions for the most salient policy issues? This article reviews the basic economics of internet infrastructure, focusing attention on the economic questions motivated by public aspirations for ubiquitous availability and widespread adoption of internet protocols. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Economic Perspectives American Economic Association

The Basic Economics of Internet Infrastructure

Journal of Economic Perspectives , Volume 34 (2) – May 1, 2020

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Publisher
American Economic Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2020 © American Economic Association
ISSN
0895-3309
DOI
10.1257/jep.34.2.192
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Abstract

AbstractThe internet’s structure and operations remain invisible to most economists. What determines the economic value of internet infrastructure and the incentives to improve it? What are the open research questions for the most salient policy issues? This article reviews the basic economics of internet infrastructure, focusing attention on the economic questions motivated by public aspirations for ubiquitous availability and widespread adoption of internet protocols.

Journal

Journal of Economic PerspectivesAmerican Economic Association

Published: May 1, 2020

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