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Estimating switching costs in the mobile telecommunications industry in the UK

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  • L. Grzybowski

    (SES - Département Sciences économiques et sociales - LTCI - Laboratoire Traitement et Communication de l'Information - Télécom ParisTech - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

This paper uses multinominal and mixed logit on British consumer panel data from 1999–2001 to estimate switching costs in mobile telephony. The results of the estimation show that consumers of mobile services in the UK face significant switching costs which vary according to network operators. Network operator choice is also explained by observed and unobserved heterogeneity in consumer tastes. Furthermore, the probability of switching depends on consumer characteristics such as age and the ways they spend their free time.

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  • L. Grzybowski, 2008. "Estimating switching costs in the mobile telecommunications industry in the UK," Post-Print hal-02286636, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02286636
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    Keywords

    L13; L43; L5; L96;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L43 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Legal Monopolies and Regulation or Deregulation
    • L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications

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