Regulation is widely considered as the key issue in reforms of public service sectors. But it
has been pointed early to the problem that regulatory capture could undermine the stated …

In Regulation and Development Jean-Jacques Laffont provides the first theoretical analysis
of regulation of public services for developing countries. He shows how the debate between …

This paper provides an overview of the major current debates on infrastructure policy. It
reviews the evidence on the macroeconomic significance of the sector in terms of growth …

Task 9c of the Sustainable Development Goals aims to provide universal affordable
broadband globally by 2030. However, a lack of data, combined with few independent and …

" Estache reviews the recent economic research on emerging issues for infrastructure
policies affecting poor people in developing countries. His main purpose is to identify some …

E-commerce offers goods via digital channels and the delivery of those goods mainly by
parcel post. In contrast, i-commerce offers information goods–content and software–also via …

This book is the consequence of my four decades of scholarly examination of media and
communications policies embracing the disciplines of communication, economics, law and …

We examine the impact of the universal service policy that was applied to the Spanish airline
market during the period 2001–2009. Our analysis shows that routes that benefit from price …

Abstract The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act) established the framework for four
federal universal service programs: the High-Cost program, the Low-Income program, the …

In this article, we focus on the difficulties in evaluating the performance of so-called services
of general interest. These services generally include such services as water and electricity …