Product market competition and lobbying coordination in the U.S. mobile telecommunications industry

Abstract: "This paper empirically investigates market behavior and firms' lobbying in a unified structural setup. In a sequential game, where firms lobby for regulation before they compete in the product market, we derive a testable measure of lobbying coordination. Applying the setting to the early U.S. cellular services industry, we find that lobbying expenditures, as measured by campaign contributions, and market conduct were consistent with a one-shot Nash equilibrium and that price caps were binding on average. Furthermore, campaign contributions from cellular firms effectively lowered the burden of the price caps and reduced production costs." (author's abstract)

Alternative title
Produktmarktwettbewerb und Koordination im Lobbying in der U.S. Mobilfunkindustrie
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource, 30 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion

Bibliographic citation
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Markt und politische Ökonomie, Abteilung Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und industrieller Wandel ; Bd. 2003-16

Classification
Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr
Keyword
Mobilkommunikation
Interessenpolitik
Wettbewerb
Struktur-Performance-Modell
Schätzung
Theorie
USA
Extensives Spiel
Mobile Telekommunikation
Mobilfunk
Interessenpolitik
Wettbewerb
Marktverhalten
Schätzung
Spieltheorie

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2003
Creator
Contributor
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-111944
Rights
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • 2003

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