Economics of vertical restraints for multi-sided platforms:

"This paper presents an overview of what economists can say about vertical constraints by multi-sided platforms at this stage in the development of our knowledge about the economics of these businesses. It describes the general procompetitive and anticompetitive uses of vertical restraints by m...

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Main Author: Evans, David S. 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Links:http://www.law.uchicago.edu/files/file/626-de-vertical.pdf
Summary:"This paper presents an overview of what economists can say about vertical constraints by multi-sided platforms at this stage in the development of our knowledge about the economics of these businesses. It describes the general procompetitive and anticompetitive uses of vertical restraints by multi-sided platforms. It then focuses on the role of critical mass for multi-sided platforms and how vertical restraints might be used on the one hand, anti-competitively to prevent rivals from achieving critical mass and long-term growth and, on the other hand, pro-competitively, to ensure the platform and its customers that the platform will remain viable."
Item Description:"2 January 2013."
Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource