Professionalization of Online Gaming? Theoretical and Empirical Analysis for a Monopoly-Holding Platform

We analyze the private equilibrium of a two-sided market representing the online gaming industry under a principal-agent model. A monopoly-holding platform hires a manager to attract new members from both sides of the market while considering uncertainty on the adhesion of viewers and online gamers....

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Main Authors: Vitor Miguel Ribeiro, Lei Bao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/0718-1876/16/4/40