Concentration of the Mobile Telecommunications Markets and Countries' Competitiveness
Developing a database that includes 59 countries, our study sheds light on the role of mobile telecommunications markets' concentration on countries' competitiveness. Performing several estimations and using an instrumental variable that aims to explain the degree of concentration in mobil...
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ir-1992-471642020-10-22T13:39:01Z Concentration of the Mobile Telecommunications Markets and Countries' Competitiveness Bardey, David Aristizábal, Danilo Sáenz, Bibiana Gómez Cardona, Santiago Market structure Concentration Competitiveness Telecommunications industry L11, O33 Developing a database that includes 59 countries, our study sheds light on the role of mobile telecommunications markets' concentration on countries' competitiveness. Performing several estimations and using an instrumental variable that aims to explain the degree of concentration in mobile phone markets, we find that the higher is the concentration in this industry, the lower is the use of the information technology and communication (ICT). On the other hand, we also find that the use of ITC is positively correlated to countries' competitiveness. Thus, our results reveal positive spillover effects of the mobile phone industry on countries' competitiveness and suggest that all policies that aim to reduce concentration and market power in the mobile phone industry is welcomed. 2020-10-20T13:35:49Z 2020-10-20T13:35:49Z 2020 document publishedVersion 1657-5334 http://hdl.handle.net/1992/47164 1657-7191 eng Documentos CEDE No. 42 Octubre de 2020 Al consultar y hacer uso de este recurso, está aceptando las condiciones de uso establecidas por los autores. openAccess Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE instname:Universidad de los Andes reponame:Repositorio Institucional Séneca |
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Developing a database that includes 59 countries, our study sheds light on the role of mobile telecommunications markets' concentration on countries' competitiveness. Performing several estimations and using an instrumental variable that aims to explain the degree of concentration in mobile phone markets, we find that the higher is the concentration in this industry, the lower is the use of the information technology and communication (ICT). On the other hand, we also find that the use of ITC is positively correlated to countries' competitiveness. Thus, our results reveal positive spillover effects of the mobile phone industry on countries' competitiveness and suggest that all policies that aim to reduce concentration and market power in the mobile phone industry is welcomed. |
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Bardey, David Aristizábal, Danilo Sáenz, Bibiana Gómez Cardona, Santiago |
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Bardey, David Aristizábal, Danilo Sáenz, Bibiana Gómez Cardona, Santiago |
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Concentration of the Mobile Telecommunications Markets and Countries' Competitiveness |
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Concentration of the Mobile Telecommunications Markets and Countries' Competitiveness |
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Concentration of the Mobile Telecommunications Markets and Countries' Competitiveness |
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Concentration of the Mobile Telecommunications Markets and Countries' Competitiveness |
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Concentration of the Mobile Telecommunications Markets and Countries' Competitiveness |
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concentration of the mobile telecommunications markets and countries' competitiveness |
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Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE |
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