Multisided Platforms, Dynamic Competition and the Assessment of Market Power for Internet-based Firms

By David S. Evans –

This paper describes the new economics of multi-sided platforms by showing how new technologies have turbocharged this business model and led to online mobile platforms anchored by websites and mobile apps. In addition, it examines the implications of the online multi-sided platform business model for the analysis of market power for attention seekers.

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