platform, but also for consumers. We then show that ad-funded platforms heavily rely on data for their ability to create value …

We study incumbency advantage in markets with positive consumption externalities. Users of an incumbent platform …

their common presence on the platform. We finally show that these crowdfunding dynamics stir platform growth, with important …

patents (SEPs). I analyze the effects of injunctions and potential court-imposed FRAND rates on negotiated royalty rates. The …

determine equilibrium fee and category decisions that depend on the extent of fee discrimination available to the platform and … find that greater fee discrimination allows the platform to serve more markets in its marketplace but also increases fees … in high surplus markets. However, if the platform enters into retail, then the platform reduces its fees and generates …

We study a platform's design of membership and transaction fees when sellers compete and buyers cannot observe the … prices and features of goods without incurring search costs. The platform alleviates sellers' competition by charging them …

platform, leading to the implication that a platform can maximize its total profits by subsidizing one of its sides. We show … fill this gap by developing a model for platform competition in a differentiated setting (a Hoteling line), which is … that when both sides in a platform market multi-home, the strategic interdependence between the two sides of the same …