Tag: Online Platforms

The South African Competition Commission has announced that it will be conducting a market inquiry to assess the competitiveness of “middle man” online trading...

A bill from South Korea’s antitrust regulator aimed to govern dominant e-commerce platforms is still pending in the National Assembly due to a tug...

By revisiting the “competitive bottleneck” hypothesis in the context of multi-sided platform competition, this paper shows that the existence of single-homing consumers needs not...

By David Teece & Henry Kahwaty1   I. Introduction The European Commission is considering legislative proposals to address the perceived market power of online platforms. The proposals...

China’s latest antitrust push will not likely lead to a “sudden explosion of cases” against online platforms, according to legal expert Angela Zhang. Her comments...

South Korea’s antitrust watchdog reported that it has drafted a bill to regulate dominant online platform operators as unfair trade has become a reality...

By P. Alexiadis (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP) & Alexandre de Streel (University of Namur) A consensus is emerging around the world about the need...

Posted by Social Science Research Network The Economics of Attention Markets By David S. Evans (Global Economics Group) Abstract:        This paper describes the fundamental economic...

Posted by Social Science Research Network Network Effects: March to the Evidence, Not to the Slogans By David S. Evans (Global Economics Group) & Richard Schmalensee...

Posted by Social Science Research Network Why the Dynamics of Competition for Online Platforms Leads to Sleepless Nights But Not Sleepy Monopolies By David S. Evans...