Valuing Broadband Benefits: A Selective Report on Issues and Options

103 Pages Posted: 2 Jun 2011

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Richard Hayes

Melbourne Business School - University of Melbourne

Date Written: February 9, 2011

Abstract

This report looks at some of the methodological considerations in valuing the benefits of broadband. It has a particular focus on these considerations in the context of the planned National Broadband Network (NBN) project in Australia and in the context of any social cost benefit analysis of the NBN or other broadband project. While the underlying principles of valuation are transferable to a variety of project settings, here they are discussed primarily with reference to the planned NBN.

Keywords: broadband, social cost benefit analysis, stated preference valuation

JEL Classification: C42, D61, H54

Suggested Citation

Hayes, Richard, Valuing Broadband Benefits: A Selective Report on Issues and Options (February 9, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1856378 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1856378

Richard Hayes (Contact Author)

Melbourne Business School - University of Melbourne ( email )

200 Leicester Street
Carlton, Victoria 3053 3186
Australia

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