Category Archives: ICT

Feb 26 2013

Economics of the cloud: Employment effects in two exemplary sectors in the USA, the UK, Germany and Italy

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It is commonly felt that cloud computing will bring changes to information handling practices with widespread effects on organizational structures and strategies. In this post, Jonathan Liebenau and Patrik Karrberg show how better models to assess the economic effects of … Continue reading

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Feb 18 2013

Media Policy in 2013: reflections from a policy workshop held at LSE

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In this post, the Media Policy Project @LSE provides a summary of the main points raised in a brainstorming workshop held at the LSE in early February. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss the major media policy issues for … Continue reading

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Feb 12 2013

A Pricing Proposal: Regulation, nonlinear pricing and self-selecting tariffs

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In this post, James Alleman focuses on the negative welfare effects of the typical pricing structures found in the ICT sector. To enhance welfare, the author suggests, regulators should require ICT firms to bill their consumers the “best” price structure … Continue reading

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