Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason

A Report on the PEAK Experiment: Context and Design (Download full paper)

MacKie-Mason, Jeffrey K. Bonn, Maria S. Lougee, Wendy P. Riveros, Juan F.

Published on: June, 1999

The PEAK Experiment: Usage and Economic Behavior (Download full paper)

MacKie-Mason, Jeffrey K. Riveros, Juan F. Bonn, Maria S. Lougee, Wendy P.

Published on: January, 1999

'Bundling' y el Acceso Electronico a la Informacion Academica: El Projecto PEAK (Download full paper)

MacKie-Mason, Jeffrey K. Riveros, Juan F.

Published on: December, 1998

PEAK: Pricing Electronic Access to Knowledge (Download full paper)

MacKie-Mason, Jeffrey K. Jankovich, Alexandra

Published on: January, 1997

An AOL/Time Warner Merger Will Harm Competition in Internet Online Services (Download full paper)

MacKie-Mason, Jeffrey K.

Abstract: America Online (AOL) is the largest, and in some aspects dominant, firm in the aggregation and distribution of content and services over the Internet. AOL is also the largest provider of Internet access in the U.S. Overall, it is the most successful firm in the business of online services, or the joint provision of Internet access and content and service distribution. This is a business that AOL essentially invented, and no other firm has been able to compete effectively with AOL. Time-Warner (including its Road Runner subsidiary) is one of the most important present and future competitors in this business because it is the number two aggregator and distributor via high-speed (broadband) Internet connections, the next generation of Internet access. This merger thus combines AOL and one of its most significant competitors in online services, creating significant horizontal anti-competitive effects. The merger between AOL and Time Warner will horizontally and vertically increase AOL's power in the market for Internet online services. The anti-competitive effects of this merger will harm consumers.