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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2016
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Digital Economy Working Paper No. 2016/02
Verlag: 
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Seville
Zusammenfassung: 
This study investigates the welfare impact of lifting geo-blocking restrictions to cross-border e-commerce in the EU, using a dataset for consumer electronics products in ten European countries for the period 2012-2105. We simulated two counterfactual scenarios where geo-blocking is either fully or only indirectly removed. This would allow consumers to arbitrage, taking advantage of price differences, and to expand product variety through imports. We computed the welfare effects, as changes in both consumer and producer surpluses. Finally, we extrapolated these partial results to all online sales in the EU28. The results indicate that both consumers and producers would gain from removing geo-blocking restrictions. Smaller countries would benefit comparatively more than larger countries.
Schlagwörter: 
digital single market
geo-blocking
economic impact
consumer welfare
cross-border e-commerce
trade restrictions
consumer electronics
JEL: 
D12
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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