Business agglomeration is a striking feature in the sharing economy due to location advantages, especially in home-sharing platforms. Listing agglomeration brings both agglomeration and localized competition effects, but it is still unclear which effect is stronger and how such effect varies...

Marketers disclose quality information directly to potential consumers using a variety of communication channels. This study investigates how competition may influence duopoly firms' incentive to voluntarily and truthfully reveal quality information. It is shown that firms in competitive markets...

When purchase and consumption decisions are separated in time and when future utility is state dependent, consumers may desire to pursue consumption flexibility by purchasing different products together (multiple buying). This paper analyzes the effects of consumption flexibility on competing...

Market competition may lead to mismatch between supply and demand. That is, overpricing maygive rise to underselling, and underpricing may yield stockout. Capacity sharing is a commonpractice to align excessive capacity with excessive demand. Yet the strategic interaction betweencompetition and...