کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5075767 | 1373977 | 2011 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

In this paper, we construct a consumer price index for broadband services in the United States using over 1500 service contracts offered by DSL and cable providers from 2004 through 2009. This exercise frames a range of open questions about measuring price changes in a manner that informs policy discussions about US broadband services. We employ approaches used commonly for constructing a consumer price index by using a mix of matched-model methods and hedonic price index estimations to adjust for qualitative improvements. We find a quality-adjusted price decline, but the evidence points towards a modest decline at most. Our estimates of the price decline range from 3% to 10% in quality-adjusted terms for the 5-years period, which is faster than the BLS estimates for the last 3Â years. In contrast to other innovative industries that experience rapid price declines, such as computers or integrated circuits, the modest price decline for broadband services raises many questions.
⺠We construct a consumer price index for US broadband services from 2004 through 2009. ⺠We construct a consumer price index that adjust for qualitative improvements. ⺠We find a modest quality-adjusted price decline. ⺠Our estimates of the price decline range from 3% to 10% for the 5-years period.
Journal: Information Economics and Policy - Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2011, Pages 200-211