Research PapersLearning from the FCC’s Lifeline Broadband Pilot Projects23 Mar 2016Scott WallstenIn 2013, the Federal Communications Commission facilitated 14 experimental broadband Lifeline projects…
Research PapersThe Dual Impact of Movie Piracy on Box-Office Revenue: Cannibalization and Promotion24 Feb 2016Michael D. Smith, Liye Ma and Alan L. MontgomeryThere are two main hypothesized effects from movie piracy: a cannibalization effect…
Research PapersMoving Music Licensing Into the Digital Era: More Competition and Less Regulation8 Dec 2015Thomas M. Lenard and Lawrence WhiteThe system for licensing music in the United States for public performances…
Research PapersThe Effect of Piracy Website Blocking on Consumer Behavior3 Jun 2015Michael D. SmithUnderstanding the relationship between copyright policy and consumer behavior is an increasingly…
Research PapersAdministrative Procedures, Bureaucracy, and Transparency: Why Does the FCC Vote on Secret Texts?10 Feb 2015Scott WallstenThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not reveal the text of…
Research PapersAn Economic Analysis of the Proposed Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger7 May 2014Scott WallstenMergers have benefits and costs that, in theory, could lead to net…
Research PapersThe Big Data Revolution: Privacy Considerations4 Dec 2013Thomas M. Lenard and Paul H. RubinThe “familiar” privacy remedies that would limit the re-use and sharing of…
Research PapersEmporiophobia (Fear of Markets): Cooperation or Competition?22 Nov 2013Paul H. RubinPresidential Address, Southern Economic Association, Tampa, FL Economists have committed a fundamental…
Research PapersThe Broadband Stimulus: A Rural Boondoggle and Missed Opportunity14 Nov 2013Gregory L. Rosston and Scott WallstenThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included $7 billion for broadband development.…
Research PapersUnderstanding Media Markets in the Digital Age: Economics and Methodology-1 Oct 2013Michael D. Smith, Brett Danaher, Rahul Telang and Samita DhanasobhonDigitization raises a variety of important academic and managerial questions around firm…