Do economic, institutional or political variables explain regulated wholesale unbundled local loop rate setting?

This study examines OECD fully unbundled and line-sharing monthly wholesale prices for 2002–2008. Although both series are well explained by the models, the principal contribution of the research is that economic, institutional and political factors explain mandated wholesale rate settings. The stud...

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Main Authors: Madden, Gary, Dippon, C., Suenaga, Hiroaki
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20891
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author Madden, Gary
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description This study examines OECD fully unbundled and line-sharing monthly wholesale prices for 2002–2008. Although both series are well explained by the models, the principal contribution of the research is that economic, institutional and political factors explain mandated wholesale rate settings. The study finds evidence of both regulatory capture (to benefit incumbents) and retail margin setting to encourage entry (to benefit entrants).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-208912017-09-13T13:51:44Z Do economic, institutional or political variables explain regulated wholesale unbundled local loop rate setting? Madden, Gary Dippon, C. Suenaga, Hiroaki This study examines OECD fully unbundled and line-sharing monthly wholesale prices for 2002–2008. Although both series are well explained by the models, the principal contribution of the research is that economic, institutional and political factors explain mandated wholesale rate settings. The study finds evidence of both regulatory capture (to benefit incumbents) and retail margin setting to encourage entry (to benefit entrants). 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20891 10.1080/00036846.2016.1145348 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Madden, Gary
Dippon, C.
Suenaga, Hiroaki
Do economic, institutional or political variables explain regulated wholesale unbundled local loop rate setting?
title Do economic, institutional or political variables explain regulated wholesale unbundled local loop rate setting?
title_full Do economic, institutional or political variables explain regulated wholesale unbundled local loop rate setting?
title_fullStr Do economic, institutional or political variables explain regulated wholesale unbundled local loop rate setting?
title_full_unstemmed Do economic, institutional or political variables explain regulated wholesale unbundled local loop rate setting?
title_short Do economic, institutional or political variables explain regulated wholesale unbundled local loop rate setting?
title_sort do economic, institutional or political variables explain regulated wholesale unbundled local loop rate setting?
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20891