We examine a Bertrand competition game between two intermediaries offering matching services between two sides of a …

. Competition from venture capitalists increases corporate venturing activity, the salaries of potential entrepreneurs, and total …

This paper analyses the impact of competition among downstream firms on an upstream firm's payoff and on its incentive … to vertically integrate when firms on both segments negotiate optimal contracts. We argue that tougher competition … firm is better off encouraging competition when the downstream firms have high bargaining power. We derive implications on …

. Third, the effect of platform competition on search diversion incentives depends on the nature of competition. Competition … for advertising leads to more search diversion relative to competition for consumers. Both types of competition lead to at …

This Paper examines competition between a dominant network and a challenging network with third-degree or perfect price … competition and reduces average equilibrium prices. Because bandwagon effects are due to the incompatibility of networks, under … incentives to unilaterally degrade the quality for some targeted group of consumers in order to weaken competition. …