Search Results - "International journal of industrial organization"

Multi-sided platforms by Hagiu, Andrei, Wright, Julian

“…We study the economic tradeoffs that drive organizations to position themselves closer to or further away from a multi-sided platform (MSP) business model,…”
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Antitrust in a time of populism by Shapiro, Carl

“…•Moderate increases in market concentration have taken place in many sectors in the United States over the past 20 to 30 years, but these increases do not…”
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Does innovation stimulate employment? A firm-level analysis using comparable micro-data from four European countries by Harrison, Rupert, Jaumandreu, Jordi, Mairesse, Jacques, Peters, Bettina

“…We study the impact of process and product innovations introduced by firms on employment growth with random samples of manufacturing and services from France,…”
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The information value of online social networks: Lessons from peer-to-peer lending by Freedman, Seth, Jin, Ginger Zhe

“…•We study the role of social networks in peer-to-peer lending on the Internet.•Borrowers with social ties are more likely to get funded and with lower interest…”
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Horizontal mergers and product innovation by Federico, Giulio, Langus, Gregor, Valletti, Tommaso

“…•We propose an oligopoly model of stochastic product innovation and we study the effects of a merger on innovation incentives and on consumer surplus.•We…”
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Platform competition: Who benefits from multihoming? by Belleflamme, Paul, Peitz, Martin

“…•Competition between two-sided platforms is shaped by the possibility of multihoming.•We compare a market in which one side singlehomes and the other…”
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Linear demand systems for differentiated goods: Overview and user’s guide by Choné, Philippe, Linnemer, Laurent

“…•Overview of linear demand systems in IO.•Make it clear that the model was introduced by Shubik and extended by Levitan and Shubik.•The analysis is organized…”
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Innovation and competition: The role of the product market by Marshall, Guillermo, Parra, Álvaro

“…•Competition in the product market affect firms’ incentives to innovate.•How competition impacts innovation is crucially driven by the product market…”
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The effect of horizontal mergers, when firms compete in prices and investments by Motta, Massimo, Tarantino, Emanuele

“…•We study mergers when firms offer differentiated products and compete in prices and cost-reducing investments.•We find that, absent efficiency gains, the…”
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Machine learning with screens for detecting bid-rigging cartels by Huber, Martin, Imhof, David

“…•Screens constitute important instruments to fight bid rigging.•Screens perform well for detecting bid-rigging cartels with low data requirement.•Machine…”
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As streaming reaches flood stage, does it stimulate or depress music sales? by Aguiar, Luis, Waldfogel, Joel

“…•Estimate the sale displacing impact of online streaming on permanent music downloads.•Combine new data on the volume of streaming with information on…”
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Algorithmic collusion with imperfect monitoring by Calvano, Emilio, Calzolari, Giacomo, Denicoló, Vincenzo, Pastorello, Sergio

“…•We simulate an artificial market where Q-learning algorithms make strategic choices under imperfect monitoring.•The economic environment is adapted from Green…”
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Competition and stability in modern banking: A post-crisis perspective by Vives, Xavier

“…•Banking should not be protected from competition.•There is a delicate balance between fostering entry and keeping a stable banking sector.•There is ample room…”
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The agency and wholesale models in electronic content markets by Johnson, Justin P.

“…I analyze a model of dynamic competition between retail platforms in the presence of consumer lock-in. Two different revenue models are considered, one in…”
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Information and two-sided platform profits by Hagiu, Andrei, Hałaburda, Hanna

“…We study the effect of different levels of information on two-sided platform profits—under monopoly and competition. One side (developers) is always informed…”
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The energy transition: An industrial economics perspective by Fabra, Natalia

“…•I survey some of the recent developments in the analysis of the Energy Transition from an Industrial Economics approach.•My focus is on the power sector, and…”
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A retrospective study on the regional benefits and spillover effects of high-speed broadband networks: Evidence from German counties by Briglauer, Wolfgang, Dürr, Niklas, Gugler, Klaus

“…•We employ an unbalanced panel for all 401 German counties for 2010–2015.•We estimate GDP effects of broadband bandwidth within and across counties.•An…”
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How mergers affect innovation: Theory and evidence by Haucap, Justus, Rasch, Alexander, Stiebale, Joel

“…•We analyse the effects of mergers on innovation of the merged entity and non-merging competitors•After a merger, innovation (patenting) of the merged entity…”
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Piracy and box office movie revenues: Evidence from Megaupload by Peukert, Christian, Claussen, Jörg, Kretschmer, Tobias

“…•We evaluate the effectiveness of the shutdown of Megaupload, a large piracy platform.•Box office revenues decrease on average, only those of widely released…”
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Innovation, exports and productivity by Cassiman, Bruno, Golovko, Elena, Martínez-Ros, Ester

“…We argue that the positive association found between firm productivity and exports in the literature relates to the firm's innovation decisions. Using a panel…”
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