Content provision and compatibility in a platform market

被引:16
作者
Rasch, Alexander [1 ]
Wenzel, Tobias [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cologne, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
关键词
Compatibility; Content creation; Platform; Standard; Two-sided market; 2-SIDED MARKETS; COMPETITION;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2014.07.012
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper studies the ambiguous welfare effects of compatibility in a platform market with endogenous content provision. Compatibility can be particularly harmful if it leads to reduced content but can be beneficial if content is sufficiently increased. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:478 / 481
页数:4
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