We investigate the welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination by a two-sided platform that enables … discrimination, the platform can condition its fee on sellers' type. In a model with linear demand on each side, we show that price … improvement, with both seller types being better-off than under uniform pricing. These results, which are in stark contrast to the …

We apply the potential game approach to analyze the problem of two-sided platform entry competition. According to the … equilibrium results, the platform with the bigger “value” will capture the entire market, and the incumbent has the “incumbent … value advantage” over the entrant. When the entrant platform satisfies both “value” over the incumbent and low advertising …

This paper develops a model of pricing and advertising in a matching environment with capacity constrained sellers … advertising level, and market structure. The relationship results from a trade off between a price effect and a market structure-matching …

a two-sided platform business. Consumer behavior is imperfect and, when adopting a platform, consumers only take …