Johannes M. Bauer

Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information

Quello Chair in Media and Information Policy

409 Communication Arts Building

East Lansing, MI 48824-1212

United States

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1.

The New Cybersecurity Agenda: Economic and Social Challenges to a Secure Internet

This is a joint working paper for the Oxford Global Cybersecurity Project at the Oxford Martin Institute, University of Oxford, and the Quello Center at MSU. It is based on a briefing document prepared by the authors to support the World Bank’s World Development Report (2015)
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Jun 2015
Johannes M. Bauer and William H. Dutton
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and University of Southern California
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cybersecurity, security, Internet, cybercrime, information, communication, technology

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The Role of Internet Service Providers in Botnet Mitigation an Empirical Analysis Based on Spam Data

TPRC 2010
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Jan 2012
Michel van Eeten, Johannes M. Bauer, Hadi Asghari, Shirin Tabatabaie and David Rand
Delft University of Technology, Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information, Delft University of Technology, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Trend Micro Incorporated
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Bundling, Differentiation, Alliances and Mergers: Convergence Strategies in U.S. Communication Markets

Communications & Strategies, No. 60, p. 59, 2005
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Apr 2007
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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convergence, bundling, differentiation, alliances, mergers

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The Coexistence of Regulation, State Ownership and Competition in Infrastructure Industries

Quello Center Working Paper No. 03-03
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 May 2003
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
Downloads 393 (92,530)
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State-ownership, privatization, regulation, liberalization, European Union, telecommunications, infrastructure

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Reconciling Political and Economic Goals in the Net Neutrality Debate

The Information Society, Vol. 30, p. 1-19, 2014
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 May 2017
Johannes M. Bauer and Jonathan A. Obar
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and York University
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Network neutrality, net neutrality, free speech, democracy, innovation, internet, investment, open internet

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Regulation, Public Policy, and Investment in Communications Infrastructure

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 06 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2009
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
Downloads 370 (99,144)
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Network investment, innovation, regulation, public policy

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Effects of Regulation on Innovation in the Information and Communications Sector

2012 TRPC
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 30 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2017
Johannes M. Bauer and Woohyun Shim
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and University of Trento
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Innovation, regulation, broadband, ICT services, OECD, TPRC

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Inequality in the Information Society

Quello Center Working Paper
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Jul 2016
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
Downloads 281 (133,772)
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ICT, Internet, inequality, globalization, digital innovation, winner-takes-all effects, productivity

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Changing Roles of the State in Telecommunications

International Telecommunications Policy Review, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2010
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 May 2011
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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State ownership, Privatization, Liberalization, Regulatory reform, Industrial policy

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The Role of Regulation in 5G Market Design

Quello Center Working Paper, TPRC47: The 47th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy 2019
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Jul 2019
Johannes M. Bauer and Erik Bohlin
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and Chalmers University of Technology
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5G, regulation, complementary innovation, investment, market design, competition policy

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Dynamic Effects of Network Neutrality

TPRC 2006
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 11 Jul 2012
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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The Economics of Malware

TPRC 2007
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 13 Jul 2012
Michel van Eeten, Johannes M. Bauer, John Groenewegen and Wolter Lemstra
Delft University of Technology, Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information, Delft University of Technology - Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management and Nyenrode Business University
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Governing the Networks of the Information Society: Prospects and Limits of Policy in a Complex Technical System

Institute of Technology Assessment Working Paper No. ITA-04-03
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Dec 2004
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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Information and communication technologies, ICT, governance, complexity, incomplete information, institutions, feasible policies

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Roles and Effects of Access Regulation in 5G Markets

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 27 Sep 2018
Johannes M. Bauer and Erik Bohlin
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and Chalmers University of Technology
Downloads 206 (181,197)
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Complementary Innovation, 5G Wireless, Access Regulation, Europe, United States, Entrepreneurship, Regulated Competition, Policy-Push

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Unbundling Policy in the United States Players, Outcomes and Effects

Communications & Strategies, No. 57, p. 59, 2005
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 28 Mar 2007
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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Unbundling, voice, broadband

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The Internet and Income Inequality: Socio-Economic Challenges in a Hyperconnected Society

Telecommunications Policy, DOI/10.1016/j.telpol.2017.05.009, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Jul 2017
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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Internet, Hyperconnectivity, Productivity, Globalization, Digital Innovation, Inequality

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Broadband and Student Performance Gaps

Quello Center Working Paper
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 12 Jun 2020
Keith Hampton, Laleah Fernandez, Craig Robertson and Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University - Quello Center, Michigan State University - Quello Center, Michigan State University - College of Communication Arts and Sciences and Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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broadband, mobile broadband, infrastructure access, homework gap, digital skills, digital inequalities

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Techno-Unemployment?

TPRC 43: The 43rd Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy Paper
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 02 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2015
Martha Garcia-Murillo, Ian MacInnes and Johannes M. Bauer
Syracuse University - School of Information Studies, Syracuse University and Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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ICTs, unemployment, income and wealth distribution, technological advance

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Broadband Uptake in OECD Countries: Policy Lessons from Comparative Statistical Analysis

TPRC 2003
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 10 May 2012
Junghyun Kim, Johannes M. Bauer and Steven S. Wildman
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and Quello Center
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Reconciling Economic and Political Goals in the Internet Ecosystem

TPRC 2011
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Jan 2012
Johannes M. Bauer and Jonathan A. Obar
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and York University
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Digital Platforms and Innovation: Lessons for Innovation Policy and Regulation

Quello Center Working Paper, TPRC48: The 48th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 17 Dec 2020
Johannes M. Bauer and Tiago S. Prado
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and Quello Center at Michigan State University
Downloads 128 (270,289)
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Platforms, innovation, modularity, complementarity, systemic innovation, innovation policy

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Securing Cyberspace: Realigning Economic Incentives in the ICT Value Net

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Aug 2009
Johannes M. Bauer and Michel van Eeten
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and Delft University of Technology
Downloads 123 (278,552)
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Cybersecurity, cybercrime, security incentives, externalities, information security policy, regulation

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Transformations of the State in Telecommunications

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Jun 2009
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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State ownership, privatization, liberalization, regulatory reform, industrial policy

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Overcoming Michigan’s Homework Gap: The Role of Broadband Internet Connectivity for Student Success and Career Outlooks

Quello Center Working Paper No. 06-20
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Oct 2020
Johannes M. Bauer, Keith N. Hampton, Laleah Fernandez and Craig Robertson
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information, Michigan State University, Michigan State University - Quello Center and Michigan State University - College of Communication Arts and Sciences
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Homework gap, digital inequality, broadband policy

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P2P, CDNs, and Hybrid Networks: The Economics of Internet Video Distribution

International Telecommunications Policy Review, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2010
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 May 2011
Imsook Ha, Steven S. Wildman and Johannes M. Bauer
Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), Quello Center and Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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Internet video distribution, Network architecture, Internet policy

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Effects of Public Policy on Fixed and Mobile Broadband Infrastructure Quality

2014 TPRC Conference Paper
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2014
Johannes M. Bauer and Hsin-yi Sandy Tsai
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and Michigan State University
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Information infrastructure quality, unbundling, open access, competition, spectrum policy

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Repercussions of Poor Broadband Connectivity for Students in Rural and Small Town Michigan

TPRC48: The 48th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Dec 2020
Keith Hampton, Laleah Fernandez, Craig Robertson and Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University - Quello Center, Michigan State University - Quello Center, Michigan State University - College of Communication Arts and Sciences and Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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Broadband policy, digital inequalities, rural broadband, homework gap, polycentric solutions

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Innovational Complementarities and Network Neutrality

TPRC 43: The 43rd Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy Paper
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2016
Johannes M. Bauer and Guenter Knieps
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and University of Freiburg
Downloads 104 (313,239)
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Edge innovation, core innovation, net neutrality, complementarities

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Effects of Policy on Competition in Telecom Equipment Markets: Insights from a Multi-Level Multi-Method Study

TPRC 44: The 44th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy 2016
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 31 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2016
Chintan Vaishnav and Johannes M. Bauer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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Telecom network equipment, wireless, broadband, fiber, R&D, trade policy, mergers & acquisitions

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A Bottom-Up Look at Internet Governance Starting with Organizational Uses of Social Media Platforms

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 02 Apr 2016
Brandon Brooks, Johannes M. Bauer and Steven S. Wildman
Queens University of Charlotte, Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and Quello Center
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Internet Governance, Social Media Governance, Organizational Governance, Nested Sociotechnical System

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The Evolution of the European Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications

IBEI Working Papers 2013/41 Telefonica Chair Series
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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European Union, Regulatory Reform, Broadband, Next-Generation Networks, Investment, Innovation, Adaptive Regulation

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Impacts of the Broadband Telecommunication Opportunities Program in Michigan Urban Communities

TPRC 41: The 41st Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 02 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2015
Brandon Brooks, Robert LaRose, Wenjuan Ma, Hsin-yi Sandy Tsai, Johannes M. Bauer, Steven S. Wildman and Charles Steinfield
Queens University of Charlotte, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information, Quello Center and Michigan State University
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broadband adoption, broadband intentions, libraries, public computing centers, PCCs, digital literacy

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Governing the Mobile Broadband Ecosystem

International Telecommunications Policy Review, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2015, pp. 1-26
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 27 Jul 2015
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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Mobile broadband, Mobile Internet, General purpose technology, Innovation, Mobile broadband policy, Adaptive regulation

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Kill Zones? Effects of Big Tech Start-up Acquisitions on Innovation

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 22 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2021
Tiago S. Prado and Johannes M. Bauer
Quello Center at Michigan State University and Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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kill zone, platform, big tech, venture capital, innovation

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Complementary Innovation and Network Neutrality

Telecommunications Policy, available online 6 December 2017
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Dec 2017
Johannes M. Bauer and Guenter Knieps
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and University of Freiburg
Downloads 63 (420,505)
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Network neutrality, innovation, general-purpose technologies, end-to-end design, market-driven network neutrality

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A Complex Systems Model of Industry Concentration and Broadband Infrastructure Investment

TPRC 2011
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 16 Jan 2012
Kurtis DeMaagd, Erik D. Goodman, Johannes M. Bauer, Kendall J. Koning, Tithi Chattopadhyay and Nicolas Friederici
Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information, Michigan State University - College of Communication Arts and Sciences, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute
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Technical, Economic, and Social Coordination Requirements of Internet-Based Innovation

Quello Center Working Paper, TPRC47: The 47th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy 2019
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Jul 2019
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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digital innovation, coordination mechanisms, evolutionary search, modularity, complementarity, architecture, system of systems, innovation policy

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Using Computer Simulation to Improve ICT Governance

TPRC 2010
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2014
Johannes M. Bauer, Kurtis DeMaagd, Erik D. Goodman, Samuel Atkins, Tithi Chattopadhyay and Kendall J. Koning
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Michigan State University - College of Communication Arts and Sciences
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Dynamic Regulation: Conceptual Foundations, Implementation, Effects

TPRC 2007
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Jul 2012
Johannes M. Bauer and Erik Bohlin
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and Chalmers University of Technology
Downloads 40 (511,408)

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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Increase Wellbeing for All: the Case for a New Technology Diplomacy

Telecommunications Policy 44 (2020), Quello Center Working Paper
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 08 Dec 2020
Claudio Feijoo, Youngsun Kwon, Johannes M. Bauer, Erik Bohlin, Bronwyn E. Howell, Rekha Jain, Petrus H. Potgieter, Vu Minh Khuong, Jason Whalley and Jun Xia
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST), Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information, Chalmers University of Technology, Victoria University of Wellington - School of Management, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, University of South Africa, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) - School of Economics and Management
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artificial intelligence, human well-being, decentralisation, protectionism, techno-nationalism, fragmentation, technology diplomacy, international collaborative governance

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A Framework for Determining the Optimal Mix of Spectrum Management Regimes

TPRC 2007
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Jul 2012
Youngsun Kwon, Johannes M. Bauer and Steven S. Wildman
Information and Communications University (ICU), Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and Quello Center
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spectrum, determinants, optimal mix, efficient use

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Regulation and State Ownership: Conflicts and Complementarities in EU Telecommunications

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Jun 2005
Johannes M. Bauer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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Emerging Threats to Internet Security: Incentives, Externalities and Policy Implications

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Vol. 17, Issue 4, pp. 221-232, December 2009
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 24 Nov 2009
Michel van Eeten and Johannes M. Bauer
Delft University of Technology and Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information
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Handbook on the Economics of the Internet

(2016) Cheltenham, Northampton: Edward Elgar. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-the-economics-of-the-internet-9781788116770.html
Posted: 07 Jul 2021
Johannes M. Bauer and Michael Latzer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and University of Zurich – IKMZ, Media Change & Innovation Division

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The Economics of the Internet: An Overview

In: Bauer, J. and Latzer, M. (Eds), Handbook on the Economics of the Internet. Cheltenham, Northampton: Edward Elgar, 3-20, 2016
Posted: 07 Jul 2021
Johannes M. Bauer and Michael Latzer
Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and University of Zurich – IKMZ, Media Change & Innovation Division

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Endogenous Entry and Realized Prices in National 3G Spectrum Auctions

Quello Center Working Paper
Posted: 13 Feb 2019
Gary Madden, Johannes M. Bauer and Nicholas Apergis
Curtin University - School of Economics and Finance, Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information and University of Piraeus

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spectrum auctions; prices paid; endogenous entry

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Understanding Broadband Gaps: Predictors of Broadband Competition and Service Quality in the United States

TPRC 2011
Posted: 17 Jan 2012
Robert LaRose, Tony H. Grubesic, Johannes M. Bauer, Wenjuan Ma and Sandy Tsai
Michigan State University, Drexel University, Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information, Michigan State University and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Mobile Communications Policies and National Broadband Strategies in Developed and Developing Countries: Lessons, Policy Issues and Research Challenges

Posted: 12 Mar 2015
Prabir K. Neogi and Johannes M. Bauer
Carleton University and Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information

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Mobile communications, National Broadband strategies

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A Comparison of National Broadband Strategies in Developed and Developing Countries: Perspectives, Challenges and Lessons

2012 TRPC
Posted: 29 Mar 2012
Prabir K. Neogi and Johannes M. Bauer
Carleton University and Michigan State University-Department of Media and Information

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Broadband, next-generation networks, information infrastructure policy, international comparison, TPRC anniversary