Geographic Expansion Mergers and FCC Spectrum Policy: Estimating a Matching Game with Externalities
6 March, 2019 13:00 hrs
Rice University
Abstract: Wireless carriers consolidated geographically over the period 1988-2007. This consolidation was slow and therefore we seek to learn the role of FCC policy in affecting the speed of geographic consolidation. We use the history of mergers to estimate a structural model of mergers that incorporates externalities. The externalities arise from post-merger competition for consumers. We demonstrate properties of the model and introduce new estimation techniques.
Location:
Sala de Consejo, Beauchef 851, Floor 4 - Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, U. de Chile.
Speaker:
Jeremy Fox
MIPP Chile 2024