The welfare effects of mobile internet access: evidence from Roam-Like-at-Home

Martin Quinn; Miguel Godinho de Matos; Christian Peukert

doi:10.1093/ej/uead101

The welfare effects of mobile internet access: evidence from Roam-Like-at-Home

Martin Quinn
, Miguel Godinho de Matos^*
, Christian Peukert^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We evaluate the welfare effects of the Roam-Like-At-Home regulation, which has drastically reduced the price of accessing the mobile Internet for residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) when travelling abroad in the EEA. Our estimates using individual-level consumption data suggest that consumer surplus increased by around € 2.44 per user and travel day. We show that around 40% of the consumer surplus gains originated from a reduction in deadweight loss, that is, new users accessing the mobile Internet. We also highlight that the regulation had a heterogeneous impact on consumers, varying with usage intensity and the reason for travel (business vs. leisure).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1228-1246
Number of pages	19
Journal	Economic Journal
Volume	134
Issue number	659
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/uead101
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2024

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Keywords

Telecom
Mobile data
Roaming
Regulation
Consumer surplus

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The welfare effects of mobile internet access: evidence from Roam-Like-at-Home

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