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Volume 3 Issue 1

Issue of Review of Network Economics

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Publicly Available March 1, 2004

The Economics of Standards Wars

Victor Stango

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Policymakers face an increasing number of questions regarding whether markets efficiently choose technological standards. In this essay I survey the economic literature regarding standards, focusing on arguments that markets move between standards either too slowly or too swiftly.

Publicly Available March 1, 2004

Economic Networks in the Laboratory: A Survey

Michael Kosfeld

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This paper provides a survey of recent experimental work in economics focusing on social and economic networks. The experiments consider networks of coordination and cooperation, buyer-seller networks, and network formation.

Publicly Available March 1, 2004

One-sided Logic in Two-sided Markets

Julian Wright

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In this paper, I consider eight basic fallacies that can arise from using conventional wisdom from one-sided markets in two-sided market settings. These fallacies are illustrated using statements made in the context of regulatory investigations into credit card schemes in Australia and the United Kingdom. I discuss how these fallacies may be reconciled by proper use of a two-sided market analysis, making reference to the relevant economics literature where applicable. The analysis is supported by observations on other two-sided markets.

Publicly Available March 1, 2004

Competition Policy in the Southern Mediterranean Countries

Damien Geradin, Nicolas Petit

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The main objective of this paper is to examine the state of adoption and implementation of competition rules in the 12 Southern Mediterranean countries (the "Mediterranean Partners") engaged in association agreements with the EC in the framework of the Barcelona Declaration of November 1995.

About this journal

The Review of Network Economics seeks to help policy makers, academics, and practitioners keep informed of new research and policy debate in network economics and related subjects that are relevant to the study of network industries.

By publishing high quality research on topical issues relevant to network industries, it is hoped readers will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the economic issues involved and that this will improve the quality of decision making by private and public organisations, and debate among researchers. The articles can cover specific network industries, or may deal with general issues that have relevance to a number of different network industries, including topics in the economics of networks, regulation, competition law, or industrial organisation. Papers that provide insights into policy debates are especially welcome, as are up-to-date surveys, book reviews, and comments.

Topics

Network industries
Economics of networks
Regulation and competition law
Industrial organization
Energy
Market exchanges and intermediaries
Media
On-line services
Payment systems
Postal services
Software platforms
Telecommunications and transportation networks

Article formats

Up-to-date surveys, theoretical and empirical research articles, book reviews, and comments