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How To Create A More Efficient Broadband Universal Service Program By Incorporating Demand And Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Scott J. Wallsten
How To Create A More Efficient Broadband Universal Service Program By Incorporating Demand And Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Scott J. Wallsten
Scott J. Wallsten
The existing high-cost fund suffers from two inherent flaws: it does not incorporate how much consumers value the services being subsidized, and does not measure the incremental, rather than average, effects of the program. This paper proposes a way to incorporate those factors into the Connect America Fund—the proposed high-cost broadband support program—to enable it to operate more efficiently than the existing high-cost program ever could.
In particular, decisions about where to provide subsidies should be based on cost-effectiveness analyses that explicitly take into account not just the cost of providing service but also how much consumers would value the …
What Affects The Quality Of Economic Analysis For Life-Saving Investments?, Robert Hahn, Katrina Kosec, Peter Neumann, Scott J. Wallsten
What Affects The Quality Of Economic Analysis For Life-Saving Investments?, Robert Hahn, Katrina Kosec, Peter Neumann, Scott J. Wallsten
Scott J. Wallsten
No abstract provided.
The Economic Costs Of The War In Iraq, Scott J. Wallsten, Katrina Kosec
The Economic Costs Of The War In Iraq, Scott J. Wallsten, Katrina Kosec
Scott J. Wallsten
No abstract provided.
Whose Life Is Worth More? (And Why Is It Horrible To Ask?), Scott J. Wallsten
Whose Life Is Worth More? (And Why Is It Horrible To Ask?), Scott J. Wallsten
Scott J. Wallsten
No abstract provided.