کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5075767 1373977 2011 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Evidence of a modest price decline in US broadband services
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری مدیریت فناوری و نوآوری
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Evidence of a modest price decline in US broadband services
چکیده انگلیسی

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 3 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.

► We construct a consumer price index for US broadband services from 2004 through 2009. ► We construct a consumer price index that adjust for qualitative improvements. ► We find a modest quality-adjusted price decline. ► Our estimates of the price decline range from 3% to 10% for the 5-years period.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Information Economics and Policy - Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2011, Pages 200-211
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