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Author: | Baye, M. R. Morgan, J. |
Title: | Information gatekeepers on the Internet and the competitiveness of homogeneous product markets |
Journal: | American Economic Review
2001 : JUN, VOL. 91:3, p. 454-474 |
Index terms: | COMPETITIVENESS GATEKEEPERS INFORMATION INTERNET |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | The authors examine the equilibrium interaction between a market for price information (controlled by a gatekeeper) and the homogenous product market it serves. The gatekeeper charges fees to firms that advertise prices on its Internet site and to consumers who access the list of advertised prices. |
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