The Basic Economics of Internet Infrastructure

Shane Greenstein

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2020, vol. 34, issue 2, 192-214

Abstract: The internet's structure and operations remain invisible to most economists. What determines the economic value of internet infrastructure and the incentives to improve it? What are the open research questions for the most salient policy issues? This article reviews the basic economics of internet infrastructure, focusing attention on the economic questions motivated by public aspirations for ubiquitous availability and widespread adoption of internet protocols.

JEL-codes: L86 L88 L96 L98 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1257/jep.34.2.192

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