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Bradley S. Wimmer
Researcher at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Publications - 24
Citations - 421
Bradley S. Wimmer is an academic researcher from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The author has contributed to research in topics: Competition (economics) & Universal service. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 24 publications receiving 409 citations. Previous affiliations of Bradley S. Wimmer include University of Nevada, Reno & Federal Communications Commission.
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Moral hazard, asset specificity, implicit bonding, and compensation: the case of franchising
Bradley S. Wimmer,John Garen +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the role of implicit bonding and asset specificity in conjunction with two-sided moral hazard on the part of both trading parties and find substantial support for their approach.
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The ‘state’ of universal service
TL;DR: Overall, it is found that universal service programs that base subsidy dollars on the cost of providing service have little effect on telephone penetration rates and result in large taxes, which distort market outcomes and drive those paying into the system from the network.
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An Empirical Examination of Quality Certification in a “Lemons Market”
Bradley S. Wimmer,Brian Chezum +1 more
TL;DR: Chezum and Wimmer as discussed by the authors studied the effect of adverse selection in the market for young thoroughbreds and found that adverse selection is present in non-certified sales but absent in certified sales.
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Low-Income Demand for Local Telephone Service: Effects of Lifeline and Linkup
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate the effect of the "Lifeline" and "Linkup" subsidy programs on telephone penetration rates of low-income households and conclude that Linkup is more cost-effective than Lifeline, and that automatic enrollment in the programs increases penetration.
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Information technologies and the
TL;DR: The evolution in the role of middlemen has many important implications at the macroeconomic level as well as discussed by the authors as discussed above, and many traditional aspects of this role are being replaced by information technologies.