We examine competition between two-sided platforms in a sharing economy using ride sharing as an example. In this economy, drivers self-schedule their supply based on the wage they receive. The platforms compete for drivers as well as riders. To attract drivers, platforms have used diverse wage...

Firms employ various techniques to obtain information about consumer taste/location and valuation prior to making product design decisions. User-generated content, a hallmark of Web 2.0 technologies, is becoming an important source of consumer information for firms. The vast variety and volume...

Online retailing is dominated by a channel structure in which a retailer either buys products from competing manufacturers and resells to consumers (wholesale scheme) or lets manufacturers directly sell to consumers on its platform for a commission (platform scheme). Easy access to publicly...