Price Structure and Network Externalities in the Telecommunications Industry : Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Price Structure and Network Externalities in the Telecommunications Industry : Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Many developing countries have experienced significant developments in their telecommunications network. Countries in Africa are no exception to this. The paper examines what factor facilitates most network expansion using micro data from 45...

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Main Author:	Iimi, Atsushi
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADVERTISING BRAND CALLS CAPITAL COSTS CELLULAR PHONE CONSUMER CHOICE CONSUMERS CORRELATION ANALYSIS DECISION MAKING DECISION TREE DEMAND FUNCTION ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRIC POWER EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES EQUILIBRIUM PRICE EXPENDITURE EXTERNALITY FIXED COSTS FIXED COSTS OF PRODUCTION GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROWTH RATE INDEPENDENT REGULATOR INDEPENDENT REGULATORY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES MARGINAL COST MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MARKET STRUCTURE MOBILE COSTS MOBILE NETWORKS MONOPOLY NATIONAL INCOME NETWORK EXTERNALITIES NETWORK EXTERNALITY PRICE COMPETITION PRICE CONTROL PRICE DISCRIMINATION PRICE LIBERALIZATION PRICE MECHANISMS PRICE REGULATION PRICE SCHEDULE PRICE SCHEDULES PRICE STRUCTURE PRICING MECHANISMS PRICING MODEL PRICING POLICIES PRICING POLICY PRICING SCHEME PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTION COSTS PURCHASING RATE DESIGN REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY PRACTICES RETAIL RETAIL PRICES ROADS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSCRIBERS SUBSTITUTES SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUPPLIER SUPPLY EQUATION SURPLUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE PENETRATION TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TRAFFIC UNBUNDLING UNIT COST UTILITY FUNCTION WATER SANITATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7537662/price-structure-network-externalities-telecommunications-industry-evidence-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7020

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7537662/price-structure-network-externalities-telecommunications-industry-evidence-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7020