Abstract
This paper analyses the competitiveness of the mobile telecommunications industry across the European Union. A structural model of demand and supply has been estimated for annual data on 15 EU countries from 1998 to 2002. Estimates of country-specific conjectural variations allow us to compare the competitiveness of mobile telephony across the EU, and can offer an alternative to the evaluation of competition based on direct cross-country price comparisons. Average industry conjectural variations decrease over time as a result of regulation. The liberalization of fixed telephone lines and the introduction of number portability for mobiles increase the competitiveness of the mobile industry.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 99-115 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | International Journal of the Economics of Business |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Conjectural Variation
- Regulatory Policy
- Structural Model
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