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competition that exists between three types of technology (satellite, cable and ADSL). We distinguish three groups of factors: the … level of market competition, the level of competition in the industry and the quality of the product being offered. Our … relationship is specifically captured by the level of intra- and inter-platform competition. We also examine the relationship …
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also use a stylised model of an electronic communications market to draw some central lessons from economic theory and to …
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costs to the products being advertised, - Elimination (or non-emergence) of competition in markets to the products being …
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Mobile telephony is described as a two-sided market where customers are seen as senders and receivers of communications that are mutually beneficial both to callers and receivers. This has implications in terms of market definition and market power. The economics of mobile call termination is...
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We study incentives to invest in platform quality in open-source and proprietary two-sided platforms. Open platforms have open access, and developers invest to improve the platform. Proprietary platforms have closed access, and investment is done by the platform owner. We present five main...
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This article provides an overview of the competitive issues surrounding online platforms. The general theme is that while much has been made of the structural features of online platforms there is little hard evidence that these are durable monopolies. Nonetheless, there are concerns about the...
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In this paper we analyze the interplay between access to the last-mile network and net neutrality in the market for Internet access. We consider two competing Internet service providers (ISPs), which act as platforms between Internet users and content providers (CPs). One of the ISPs is...
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regime is not always beneficial to the platforms as it can intensify competition for subscribers. As platforms have a …
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