We empirically investigate the platform competition in the online daily deals promotion market that is characterized by …

Firms in traditional markets often compete in output à la Cournot. In this paper, we consider Cournot competition … levels of platform competition and for greater levels of single-homing. Allowing for any homing allocation, we also find that … both the level of platform competition and agent homing decisions determine side specific conduct parameters and, similar …

We examine competition between two-sided platforms in a sharing economy using ride sharing as an example. In this … platforms and the role of the wage scheme in the platform competition. We find that the price competition between platforms is … drivers, depending on the market characteristics. In markets where the competition on the demand side is more fierce than on …

treatment costs, health care markets differ so significantly from hypothetical 'perfect competition' that competition and … competition where welfare is maximised when prices differ from marginal cost, this paper develops an alternative taxonomy for … thinking about institutional design and the application of competition principles in health care markets. The taxonomy …

We analyze market dynamics under Bertrand duopoly competition in industries with network effects and consumer switching …

) as have competition authorities and the courts. And, of course, business people, who generally are ahead of theoreticians …