Low demand despite broad supply: Is high-speed Internet an infrastructure of general interest?

IF 4.5 3区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.infoecopol.2021.100924

Valentin Lindlacher

引用次数: 3

Abstract

Although the recent years have witnessed a stark increase in the availability of high-speed Internet, adoption rates remain low. One potential explanation is that for most users high-speed Internet does not increase their utility. Using a mixed logit discrete choice model, this paper analyzes whether high-speed and basic Internet are substitutes. I find that they are not. Users who do not need higher speeds, choose basic speeds regardless of high-speed availability. Therefore, high-speed Internet is not an infrastructure of general interest. Consequently, policy-makers cannot increase usage of high-speed Internet by solely fostering its rollout.

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供应广泛，需求低:高速互联网是普遍感兴趣的基础设施吗?

尽管近年来高速互联网的可用性明显增加，但采用率仍然很低。一个可能的解释是，对于大多数用户来说，高速互联网并没有增加他们的效用。采用混合logit离散选择模型，分析高速互联网与基础互联网是否互为替代品。我发现并非如此。不需要更高速度的用户，无论是否有高速可用性，都选择基本速度。因此，高速互联网不是一般人感兴趣的基础设施。因此，政策制定者不能仅仅通过促进高速互联网的推广来增加高速互联网的使用。

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Information Economics and Policy ECONOMICS-

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5.00

自引率

10.70%

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期刊介绍： IEP is an international journal that aims to publish peer-reviewed policy-oriented research about the production, distribution and use of information, including these subjects: the economics of the telecommunications, mass media, and other information industries, the economics of innovation and intellectual property, the role of information in economic development, and the role of information and information technology in the functioning of markets. The purpose of the journal is to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum for theoretical and empirical research that addresses the needs of other researchers, government, and professionals who are involved in the policy-making process. IEP publishes research papers, short contributions, and surveys.