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...

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...

We examine coopetition between a ride-sharing platform and a car-rental firm. A distinctive aspect of this context is that the platform operates under the sharing-economy model where the supply is self-scheduled by drivers depending on the wage, whereas the car-rental firm operates under the...