On Competition and Regulation in Media and Telecommunications Markets [Elektronische Ressource] : Four Essays in Industrial Organization / Torben Stühmeier. Gutachter: Justus Haucap ; Ralf Dewenter

On Competition and Regulation in Media andTelecommunications Markets:Four Essays in Industrial OrganizationInaugural-Dissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktorsder Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften(Dr. rer. pol.)der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorfvorgelegt von: Dipl.-Volksw. Torben Stühmeieraus: Minden (Westf.)Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Justus HaucapZweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Ralf DewenterDatum der letzten Prüfung: 04.05.2011PrefaceThe research for the present thesis has been conducted at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf,Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE). The thesis has stronglybeen influenced by and benefited from discussions with professors and colleagues,as well as presentations at various national and international conferences, semi-nars, and workshops. I am very grateful to all who supported my work in that way.In particular, I would like to thank my supervisor Justus Haucap and TobiasWenzel who encouraged and supported me in various ways. I am also very thank-ful to Annika Herr for helpful remarks, who helped me to improve this thesisin various stages of its development. Finally, I would like to thank my secondsupervisor Ralf Dewenter.ContentsPreface iii1 Introduction 1I Media Markets 72 Adverse Effects of Ad-Avoidance 92.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.2 The Base Model . . . . . . .