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Do Gigabits Mean Business? “Ultra-Fast” broadband availability's effect on business births 千兆比特意味着生意吗？"超高速 "宽带对企业诞生的影响

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101094

Christina Biedny, Brian E. Whitacre, Andrew J. Van Leuven

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Alternative payment models in the music streaming market: A comparative approach based on stream-level data 音乐流媒体市场的替代支付模式：基于流媒体数据的比较方法

IF 4.5 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101103

François Moreau , Patrik Wikström , Ola Haampland , Rune Johannessen

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Imperfect history-based price discrimination with asymmetric market shares 市场份额不对称的基于历史的不完全价格歧视

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101092

Stefano Colombo , Clara Graziano , Aldo Pignataro

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Terms of use and network size: Evidence from online job boards and CV banks in the U.S. 使用条款与网络规模：来自美国在线招聘网站和简历库的证据

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101091

Vera Brenčič

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Dollars and megabits: A comparative analysis of Telecom and Healthcare Connect Fund 美元和兆位：电信和医疗保健连接基金比较分析

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101082

Maysam Rabbani

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Behavior-based algorithmic pricing 基于行为的算法定价

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101081

Antoine Dubus

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Effects of patent privateering on settlements and R&D under sequential market entry 专利私有化对相继进入市场情况下的和解与研发的影响

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101080

Felix B. Klapper, Christian Siemering

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Information sharing, personalized pricing, and collusion 信息共享、个性化定价和串通

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-06-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2023.101032

Stefano Colombo , Luigi Filippini , Aldo Pignataro

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The choice of pricing format: Firms may choose uniform pricing over personalized pricing to induce rivals to soften competition 定价形式的选择：企业可选择统一定价而非个性化定价，以诱导对手软化竞争

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101079

Øystein Foros , Hans Jarle Kind , Mai Nguyen-Ones

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To share or not to share? The impact of mobile network sharing for consumers and operators 分享还是不分享?移动网络共享对消费者和运营商的影响

IF 2.8 3区经济学

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2023.101061

Pantelis Koutroumpis , Pau Castells , Kalvin Bahia

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