Pricing and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses
研究了IP地址转让的市场规则，提出一种能避免过度交易并接近社会效率的规则，同时探讨了租金在揭示IP地址价值和确保配置效率中的作用。
We consider market rules for transferring IP addresses, numeric identifiers required by all computers connected to the Internet. Transfers usefully move resources from lowest- to highest-valuation networks, but transfers tend to cause socially costly growth in the Internet's routing table. We propose a market rule that avoids excessive trading and comes close to achieving social efficiency. We argue that this rule is feasible despite the limited powers of central authorities. We also offer a framework for reasoning about future prices of IP addresses, then explore the role of rentals in sharing information about the value of IP address and assuring allocative efficiency.