Demand for Communications Services – Insights and Perspectives

Part I. Advances in Theory

1. Regression with a Two-Dimensional Dependent Variable
Lester D. Taylor

2. Piecewise Linear L1 Modeling
Kenneth O. Cogger

Part II. Empirical Applications: Information and Communication Technologies

3. “Over the Top:” Has Technological Change Radically Altered the Prospects for Traditional Media?
Robert W. Crandall

4. Forecasting Video Cord-Cutting: The Bypass of Traditional Pay Television
Aniruddha Banerjee, Paul N. Rappoport, James Alleman

5. Blended Traditional and Virtual Seller Market Entry and Performance
T. Randolph Beard, Gary Madden, Md. Shah Azam

6. How Important is the Media and Content Sector to the European Economy?
Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman, Erik Bohlin

7. Product Differences and E-Purchasing: An Empirical Study in Spain
Teresa Garín-Muñoz, Teodosio Pérez-Amaral

8. Forecasting the Demand for Business Communications Services
Mohsen Hamoudia

9. Residential Demand for Wireless Telephony
Donald J. Kridel

Part III. Empirical Applications: Other Areas

10. Pricing and Maximizing Profits Within Corporations
Daniel S. Levy, Timothy J. Tardiff

11. Avalanche Forecasting: Using Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART)
Gail Blattenberger, Richard Fowles

Part IV. Evidenced Based Policy Applications

12. Universal Rural Broadband: Economics and Policy
Bruce Egan

13. Who Values the Media?
Scott J. Savage, Donald M. Waldman

14. A Systems Estimation Approach to Cost, Schedule, and Quantity Outcomes
R. Bruce Williamson

Part V. Conclusion

15. Fifty Years of Studying Economics
Lester D. Taylor

16. Concluding Remarks
Áine M. P. Ní-Shúilleabháin, James Alleman, Paul N. Rappoport

Nyckelord: Economics/Management Science, Economic Theory, Media Management, Innovation/Technology Management