Bidding for network size: platform competition when quality and network size are complements
We study two platforms competing for members by investing in network quality. Quality is complementary to the network size: the marginal utility generated by an additional member increases with the network's quality. Platforms are imperfect substitutes: a share of the potential members are bi...
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University of Oxford
2013
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