This paper investigates the strategies of a data broker in selling information to one or to two competing firms that can price-discriminate consumers. The data broker can strategically choose any segment of the consumer demand (information structure) to sell to firms that implement third-degree...

This paper investigates the strategies of a data broker in selling information to one or to two competing firms that can price-discriminate consumers. The data broker can strategically choose any segment of the consumer demand (information structure) to sell to firms that implement third-degree...

This special theme aims to analyze the linkage between service-orientation and electronic markets. On the one hand, questions focus on how service-oriented thinking and service-oriented solutions provide value to electronic markets, and on the other how electronic markets improve the...