Sarah Oh Lam

Technology Policy Institute

Senior Fellow

2001 L Street NW

Suite 500

Washington, DC 20036

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

24

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Scholarly Papers (24)

1.

What Are the Economic Effects of Municipal Broadband?

TPRC47: The 47th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy 2019
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 30 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2022
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 389 (157,213)

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broadband deployment, broadband adoption, municipal broadband

2.

A Review of ‘Big Tech’ Antitrust Litigation in the Federal Courts

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology (forthcoming 2022)
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 03 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2022
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 321 (193,951)

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antitrust law, competition policy, market definition

3.

Exactitude in Defining Rights: Radio Spectrum and the 'Harmful Interference' Conundrum

Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Forthcoming, George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 12-55
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 23 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 25 Dec 2013
Thomas W. Hazlett and Sarah Oh Lam
Clemson University and Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 260 (241,452)
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3G, 4G, Adele Morris, attractive nuisance, cellular, data networks, DeVany, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, gridlock, Harold Demsetz, iPhone, Kaleb Sieh, LTE, licenses, licensees, mobile, Pierre De Vries, private property, Robert Matheson, Ronald Coase, TAS package, white spaces, wireless

4.

Self-Regulation: How Wikipedia Leverages User-Generated Quality Control Under Section 230

Forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 31 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 23 Oct 2010
Kathleen M. Walsh and Sarah Oh Lam
George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School and Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 238 (263,664)

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Wikipedia, User-Generated Content, Self-Regulation, Quality Control, Communications Decency Act, Section 230

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Do Pirated Video Streams Crowd Out Non-Pirated Video Streams? Evidence from Online Activity

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 Feb 2020
Sarah Oh Lam, Scott Wallsten and Nathaniel Lovin
Technology Policy Institute, Technology Policy Institute and Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 204 (305,328)

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piracy, digital content distribution, intellectual property

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Natural Experiments in Mobile Phone Regulation: Estimated Effects of Prohibiting Handset Bundling in Finland and Belgium

George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 14-17
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 May 2014
Thomas W. Hazlett, Sarah Oh Lam and Brent Skorup
Clemson University, Technology Policy Institute and Cato Institute
Downloads 179 (344,180)
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mobile phone regulation, 3G networks, bundling, foreclosure, bundled contract, competition, consumer protection, deregulation, demand, growth, social welfare, subsidy, technology platforms, transaction cost, wireless services

7.

Is Blockchain Hype, Revolutionary, or Both? What We Need to Know

A Research Agenda for New Institutional Economics, Mary Shirley and Claude Menard, eds. 2018 Forthcoming
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 28 Sep 2018
Sarah Oh Lam and Scott Wallsten
Technology Policy Institute and Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 116 (489,693)

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Blockchain, transaction costs, institutions, corruption

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Is There Evidence of Antitrust Harm in the House Judiciary Committee’s Hot Docs?

37 Santa Clara High Tech. L.J. 193 (2021)
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 26 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2021
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 111 (505,914)

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antitrust, merger enforcement, acquisitions

9.

Auctions in Space? Launching Markets in Satellite Spectrum

Proceedings of the TPRC2024 The Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Aug 2024
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 104 (530,412)

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radio spectrum, satellite spectrum, satellite policy, space policy, market design

10.

Economist Comments in the Matter of the FTC's Proposed Non-Compete Clause Rule

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 01 May 2023
Sarah Oh Lam, Thomas M. Lenard and Scott Wallsten
Technology Policy Institute, Technology Policy Institute and Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 104 (530,412)

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non-compete agreement, non-compete clause, competition policy

11.

Broadband Policy Guidebook, 2022 Edition

Broadband Policy Guidebook, 2022 Edition. Washington, D.C.: Technology Policy Institute (2022)
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 11 May 2022
Scott Wallsten and Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute and Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 104 (530,412)

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broadband infrastructure, infrastructure bill, state broadband, broadband plan

12.

Estimates for Reasonable Data Breach Prevention

GMU Working Paper in Economics
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 05 May 2017
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 98 (552,428)
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Data breach prevention, Data breach litigation

13.

Using Reverse Auctions to Stretch Broadband Subsidy Dollars: Lessons from the Recovery Act of 2009

Ohio State Technology Law Journal (forthcoming May 2022)
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2021
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 97 (556,100)
Citation 1

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broadband infrastructure, reverse auctions

14.

Concentration in the Attention Economy

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 17 Jun 2024
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 86 (599,153)

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JEL: L4, K2, L1 attention economy, Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, social media markets

15.

Where Does the Time Go? Competing for Attention in the Online Economy

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 17 Jul 2023
Scott Wallsten, Sarah Oh Lam and Nathaniel Lovin
Technology Policy Institute, Technology Policy Institute and Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 81 (620,634)
Citation 1

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antitrust, market definition, time use, competition

16.

A Model of Radio Replacement for Spectrum Policy

TPRC 2011
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 17 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2015
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 69 (676,408)

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spectrum policy, spectrum reallocation, holdout problem

17.

How Predictive are Cost Forecasts for Broadband Stimulus? Evidence from the Recovery Act

GMU Working Paper in Economics Forthcoming
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 11 May 2017
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 68 (681,479)

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broadband infrastructure, broadband stimulus, Recovery Act

18.

Effects of the Discount Matrix on E-rate Funds from 1998-2012

Telecommunications Policy, Volume 38, Issue 11, Dec. 2014, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2015
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 54 (761,377)

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broadband policy, e-rate, schools and libraries, universal service fund

19.

Repacking and Inventorying Federal Spectrum: The Role of Federal Employees

Journal of Law, Technology and Policy, Vol. 2015:2 (2015)
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 02 May 2014 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2021
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 50 (787,576)

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spectrum policy, federal spectrum management

20.

Is There a Coupon Divide? A Study of Technology Adoption in the Digital Television Transition of 2005

GMU Working Paper in Economics
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 May 2017
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 34 (915,010)

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digital divide, digital television, converter box, technology adoption

21.

Markets in Experimental Licenses

Journal of Law and Technology at Texas (forthcoming)
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 21 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2023
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 32 (933,478)

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radio spectrum, flexible-use license, spectrum allocation, spectrum markets

22.

Economic Significance in the Major Questions Doctrine

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 12 Dec 2024 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2024
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 27 (983,682)

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major questions doctrine, economic significance, economic regulation

23.

Radio 'Fences' and Inventor Attention to Property Rights: Evidence from Wireless Patents

Review of Industrial Organization, Vol. 56, pp. 37–72 (2020)
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2021
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 24 (1,016,153)

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property rights, spectrum policy, textual analysis

24.

Procurement of Broadband in the Recovery Act

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Dec 2023
Sarah Oh Lam
Technology Policy Institute
Downloads 17 (1,099,574)

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broadband stimulus, Recovery Act, procurement auctions, cost overruns