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| Author: | Caillaud, B. Jullien, B. |
| Title: | Chicken & egg: competition among intermediation service providers |
| Journal: | RAND Journal of Economics
2003 : SUMMER, VOL. 34:2, p. 309-328 |
| Index terms: | Prices Imperfect competition Service industries |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors analyze a model of imperfect price competition between intermediation service providers. They insist on features that are relevant for informational intermediation via the Internet: the presence of indirect network externalities, the possibility of using the nonexclusive services of several intermediaries, and the widespread practice of price discrimination besed on users' identity and on usage. |
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