In this paper I develop a structural model of platform demand in two-sided markets and use it to estimate platform market power and predict price changes in post-merger markets. My model and estimation procedure are applicable to settings where (1) agents on each side care about the presence of...

"The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. We empirically analyze the welfare effects of cross-firm bundling in the pharmaceutical industry. Physicians often treat patients with...

Platforms refer to intermediaries that facilitate economic interaction between two sets of agents wherein the decisions of one set of agents is likely to have an effect on the other via direct and/or indirect externalities. Given their nature, platforms need to find the appropriate balance...