This study addresses the effects of platform protection and different information structures on equilibrium outcomes for competing superior and inferior two-sided platforms. The conditions under which the platform vendors, content providers, and users prefer to the higher platform protection are...

Many software firms, especially mobile app providers, offer perpetually free basic products to users, but premiums are charged for access to the additional features or functionalities. While the free offering helps capture potential customers, it might cannibalize the sales of premium goods or...

More and more marketplace platforms choose to use the data gathered from consumers (e.g., customer search terms, demographics) to provide a data analytics service for third-party sellers, both encouraging innovations and improving the operations of the latter. Through adopting the data analytics...