The economics of platforms in a Walrasian framework

We present a tractable model of platform competition in a general equilibrium setting. We endogenize the size, number, and type of each platform, while allowing for different user types in utility and impact on platform costs. The model is applicable to the recent growth in digital currency platform...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jain, Anil K., Townsend, Robert
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130447