This paper studies a model of search engine competition with endogenous obfuscation. Platforms may differ in the quality of their search algorithms. I study the impact of this heterogeneity in consumer surplus, seller profits and platform revenue. I show that the dominant platform will typically...

Since 2010, the EU policy concerning the Digital Agenda and the Digital Single Market Strategy aimed to advance EU growth with concrete actions, in order to "unleash the potential of e-commerce". Among the major achievements of the Digital Single Market Strategy is the Regulation on Online...