The Welfare Effects of Mobile Internet Access: Evidence from Roam-Like-at-Home.
We evaluate the welfare effects of the Roam-like-at-home regulation, which has drastically reduced the price of accessing the mobile Internet for residents of the European Economic Area when travelling abroad in the European Economic Area. Our estimates using individual-level consumption data sugges...
| Publicado en: | Economic Journal Vol. 134; no. 659; pp. 1228 - 1247 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2024
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