Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been implemented broadly around the world in the infrastructure sector — water and sanitation, transports, energy, telecommunications — and, more recently, in the provision of public services — education, health, prisons, water...

We investigate the equilibrium market structure on competing online auction sites such as those of eBay or Yahoo! Building on the model of Ellison et al. (2004), we take full account of the complexity of network effects on such platforms. We extend the model by looking at the implication of...

Countries have differences in competition policies, which are cause for friction in international trade and investment. This paper discusses those issues and develops a model to try to explain the willingness of countries to participate in a cooperative competition policy. The model suggests...

This paper examines a model of competition between two types of health insurers: Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and Conventional Insurers". MCOs vertically integrate health care providers and pay them at a competitive price, while conventional insurers work as indemnity plans and pay the...

Tracking online user behavior is essential for targeted advertising and is at the heart of the business model of major online platforms. We analyze tracker-specific web browsing data to show how the prediction quality of consumer profiles varies with data size and scope. We find decreasing...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between SME suppliers and large buyers, and so better inform competition policy in cases where market power resides with buyers. Design/methodology/approach – The theories of monopsony and oligopsony are applied to...