David Gabel
Biographic Data
| ID | 2365315 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Gabel |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Gabel |
| SIGNATURE | GABEL D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queens College, CUNY |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Economics
The Introduction of Automatic Switching into the Bell System
In neoclassical economics, the postulated behavior of firm profit maximization is a comprehensive idea that subsumes important institutional details concerning management and organization. In accounting for the behavioral diversity of firms in the same industry, the common practice of deducing the incentive structure that decides the behavior of firms from the concept of market forces is ineffective. 1 Differences in the behavior of firms facing …
Competition in a Network Industry
The re-emergence of AT&T as the dominant firm in the telephone industry resulted from its adopting a predatory response to entrants. AT&T's strategy was effective because government regulations and capital market imperfections provided the incumbent with a first-mover advantage that prevented challengers from entering simultaneously in all markets
AT&T's Strategic Response to Competition
The idea that a monopolist would adopt a pricing strategy to deter entry is found in a wide body of research. We explore why the monopolist in the American telephone industry, AT&T, did not pursue such a strategy when its initial patents expired
Regulatory Assessment of Investments by Telephone and Electric Utilities
A utility's investments are included in the rate base if the expenditures can pass the “prudent” or “used and useful” tests. Regulators have a difficult time applying these tests to telephone companies because little is known about the demand for new services. Under current regulatory procedures, telephone companies face an incentive system which rewards the firm for successful entry into new markets, but because of the lack of information about …
Competition in a Network Industry
The re-emergence of AT&T as the dominant firm in the telephone industry resulted from its adopting a predatory response to entrants. AT&T's strategy was effective because government regulations and capital market imperfections provided the incumbent with a first-mover advantage that prevented challengers from entering simultaneously in all markets
AT&T's Strategic Response to Competition
The idea that a monopolist would adopt a pricing strategy to deter entry is found in a wide body of research. We explore why the monopolist in the American telephone industry, AT&T, did not pursue such a strategy when its initial patents expired
AT&T's Strategic Response to Competition
The idea that a monopolist would adopt a pricing strategy to deter entry is found in a wide body of research. We explore why the monopolist in the American telephone industry, AT&T, did not pursue such a strategy when its initial patents expired
Regulatory Assessment of Investments by Telephone and Electric Utilities
A utility's investments are included in the rate base if the expenditures can pass the “prudent” or “used and useful” tests. Regulators have a difficult time applying these tests to telephone companies because little is known about the demand for new services. Under current regulatory procedures, telephone companies face an incentive system which rewards the firm for successful entry into new markets, but because of the lack of information about …
Competition in a Network Industry
The re-emergence of AT&T as the dominant firm in the telephone industry resulted from its adopting a predatory response to entrants. AT&T's strategy was effective because government regulations and capital market imperfections provided the incumbent with a first-mover advantage that prevented challengers from entering simultaneously in all markets
Economics
The Introduction of Automatic Switching into the Bell System
In neoclassical economics, the postulated behavior of firm profit maximization is a comprehensive idea that subsumes important institutional details concerning management and organization. In accounting for the behavioral diversity of firms in the same industry, the common practice of deducing the incentive structure that decides the behavior of firms from the concept of market forces is ineffective. 1 Differences in the behavior of firms facing …
Business (3 works) · Industrial organization (3 works) · Digital Platforms and Economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · ICT Impact and Policies (2 works) · Merger and Competition Analysis (2 works) · Microeconomics (2 works) · Telecommunications (2 works) · Telephone network (2 works) · Business Strategy and Innovation (1 work)