Multi-sided platforms (MSPs), which bring together two or more interdependent groups of customers, have recently risen to economic and business prominence in many industries. This paper first lays out a simple micro-founded framework which aims to organize academic and managerial thinking about...

This paper focuses on one particular form of intermediary which has emerged as a core component of the digital economy: platforms. Platforms are the beating heart of the digital world, bringing together those who provide and those who acquire: on social media, people share their lives with their...

It is widely recognised that the ability of e-commerce businesses to predict conversion probability, i.e., acceptance probability, is critically important in today's business environment. While the issue of conversion prediction based on browsing data in various e-commerce websites is broadly...