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interoperability of digital goods, services, platforms and communication networks. In this paper, we present a systematic framework for … (including platforms) to ensure horizontal and vertical interoperability and IP law exceptions in favour of interoperability. The … separate analysis of each specific interoperability issue, caution regarding a (top down) imposition of mandatory standards and …
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Media firms sometimes allow consumers to pay to remove advertisements from an advertisement-based product. We formally examine an ad-based monopolist's incentives to introduce this option. When deciding whether to introduce the option to pay, the monopolist compares the potential direct revenues...
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The TV industry is a two-sided market where both advertisers and viewers buy access to the programs offered by competing TV channels. Under the current market structure advertising prices are typically set by TV channels while viewer prices are set by distributors (e.g. cable operators). The...
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We discuss the benefits of net neutrality regulation in the context of a two-sided market model in which platforms sell … surplus compared to duopoly competition between platforms that charge positive fees on content providers. We also discuss the …
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We examine a Bertrand competition game between two intermediaries offering matching services between two sides of a market. Indirect network externalities arise as the probability of finding one's match with a given intermediary increase with the number of agents of the other side who use the...
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This Paper examines competition between a dominant network and a challenging network with third-degree or perfect price-discrimination, allowing for arbitrary configurations of network externalities, as well as horizontal and vertical product differentiation. Domination in the coordination game...
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