The Economics of Network Industries
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521805007 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 332 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The book consists of a vivid presentation of what a network industry is and is the best single source for anyone wanting to get acquainted with the state of the art in this field today." Luca Lambertini, University of Bologna, Southern Economic Journal"At last: a definitive textbook on the economic theory of high technology! Up until now the literature on network economics has only been available in advanced journals. This is a major book edvoted to a major topic. It should be useful for both advanced undergraduate and graduate classes." Paul Klemperer, Nuffield College, Oxford University"This valuable book about a critical area of growing economic importance, by an author who himself has made significant contributions to the subject, fills a real gap in the market. Oz Shy has managed to package it beautifully so that it is accessible to advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students." Hal Var
His previous book is Industrial Organization: Theory and Applications (MIT Press, 1996).. Oz Shy is on the faculty of economics at the University of Haifa, in Haifa, Israel. Oz Shy conveys the essential features of how strategic interactions among firms are affected by network activity, and how social interaction influences consumers' choices of products and services. Network industries include the Internet, e-mail, telephony, computer hardware and software, music and video players, and service operations in businesses overseas, banking, law, and airlines. Networks are fastest-growing components in most industries
Network economics in one solid and compact book This is an original academic textbook for network economics. Oz Shy starts the book by making some reasonable claims on his discipline at large: scientific papers in economics are too technical and use unnecessary amounts of calculus. Though the book is very analytical and covers a wide scope of issues, prerequisites are at a considerably low level. Because the book. A Customer said Buy Gottinger's book instead. This is a very interesting book that covers the full range of network industries - and is in many ways a welcome addition to the literature.However, I found the pitch of the book to be not quite right. In an attempt to satisfy a student market, the presentation is a little simplistic in places. Although there are IO courses everywhere, there are few solely devoted t. Great high-level perspective of network effects ttang I think this book is very clearly written and contains a lot of content in very little space. The models are basic and easy to understand, but that is entirely the point. It presents a great starting point for an undergraduate interested in this area, and even for graduate students who want to know the general landscape before delving into deeper, more technical pap