Ability, location and household demand for Internet bandwidth

Savage, S; Waldman, D

Ability, location and household demand for Internet bandwidth

Savage, S Waldman, D

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Publisher:: Elsevier Science Bv
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Savage Sj and Waldman Donald 2009, 'Ability, location and household demand for Internet bandwidth', Elsevier Science Bv, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 166-174.
Issue Date:: 2009

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dc.contributor.author	Savage, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Waldman, D	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2010-05-28T09:53:23Z
dc.date.available	2010-05-28T09:53:23Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en_US
dc.identifier	2008007877	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Savage Sj and Waldman Donald 2009, 'Ability, location and household demand for Internet bandwidth', Elsevier Science Bv, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 166-174.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0167-7187	en_US
dc.identifier.other	C1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10001
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines consumer preferences for Internet bandwidth, focusing on technical ability and urban/rural location as sources of preference heterogeneity. An economic model is outlined that shows that ability decreases the effective price of bandwidth. As a result of this decrease, part of the total effect of an increase in ability will always be an increase in the demand for bandwidth. The implication is empirically investigated with an econometric approach that overcomes the limitations of the aggregated data that is currently available to describe consumer preferences. Results show that high-ability, urban consumers are willing to pay a substantive monthly premium for an improvement in bandwidth relative to rural consumers.	en_US
dc.publisher	Elsevier Science Bv	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal Of Industrial Organisation	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Verified OK	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2008.06.001	en_US
dc.subject	Ability; Digital divide; Internet bandwidth; Location	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Economic Theory	en_US
dc.title	Ability, location and household demand for Internet bandwidth	en_US
dc.type	Journal article
utslib.citation.volume	27	en_US
utslib.citation.number	2	en_US
utslib.location	Amsterdam, Netherlands	en_US
utslib.citation.startpage	166	en_US
utslib.citation.endpage	174	en_US
utslib.identifier.org	BUS.Faculty of Business	en_US
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Abstract:

This paper examines consumer preferences for Internet bandwidth, focusing on technical ability and urban/rural location as sources of preference heterogeneity. An economic model is outlined that shows that ability decreases the effective price of bandwidth. As a result of this decrease, part of the total effect of an increase in ability will always be an increase in the demand for bandwidth. The implication is empirically investigated with an econometric approach that overcomes the limitations of the aggregated data that is currently available to describe consumer preferences. Results show that high-ability, urban consumers are willing to pay a substantive monthly premium for an improvement in bandwidth relative to rural consumers.

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