This paper examines the ability of merchants to affect their customers’ choice of payment method. We demonstrate that merchants have a number of ways for steering their customers away from payment methods that are ‘expensive’ for the merchant, and that … Continue reading
Discussion papers
April 2011 : How strong are merchant constraints on interchange fees?
June 2010 : Fixed or flexible? A survey of 2.6GHz spectrum awards
The 2.6GHz frequency band is part of a family of spectrum bands identified worldwide for deployment of mobile services. Since 2007, nine European regulators and one Asian regulator have announced detailed plans to auction 2.6GHz spectrum; and seven of these … Continue reading
December 2007 : Winner determination and second pricing algorithms for combinatorial clock auctions
This paper outlines practical methods for determining winners and how much they should pay in combinatorial auctions.
September 2003 : The first combinatorial spectrum auction: lessons from the Nigerian auction of fixed wireless access licences
The paper was presented by DotEcon at the 14th ITS Regional Conference held in Helsinki in August 2003. A short presentation of the main conclusions is available.
September 2002 : Roaming free? Roaming network selection and inter-operator tariffs (DP 02/01)
The paper was presented by Roger Salsas at the ITS 2002 Conference in September 2002. A short presentation of the main conclusions is available.
September 2002 : Caller-called party interaction: Implications for call termination (DP 02/03)
This paper was presented by Dan Maldoom at the 13th Regional ITS Conference held in Madrid in September 2002. A short presentation of the main conclusions is available.
September 2002 : Fixed-mobile substitution: a simultaneous equation model with qualitative and dependent variables
The paper was presented by Réka Horváth at the ITS 2002 Conference in September 2002. A short presentation of the main conclusions is available.