In two-sided markets a platform allows consumers and sellers to interact by creating sub-markets within the platform marketplace. For example, Amazon has sub-markets for all of the different product categories available on its site, and smartphones have sub-markets for different types of...

Die digitale Wirtschaft stellt an die Politik in mehreren Bereichen Anforderungen. Insbesondere muss die Wettbewerbspolitik gewährleisten, dass Internetplattformen ihre Marktmacht nicht künstlich ausweiten und dass andere Marktteilnehmer ihre Rechte gegenüber marktmächtigen Plattformen...

Purpose - this paper aims to analyse the business efficiency of the Alibaba platform at the beginning and during the COVID-19 crisis. Methodology/Design - The research is based on the official financial reports of the platform as well as on the reports of other specialized agencies that monitor...