The Web Economy, Two-Sided Markets and Competition Policy

9 Pages Posted: 5 Apr 2010

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David S. Evans

Market Platform Dynamics; Berkeley Research Group, LLC

Date Written: April 4, 2010

Abstract

The web economy has grown rapidly in the last decade. Online businesses have several key features that are important for understanding the pro-competitive and anti-competitive strategies they may engage in. The two-sided markets literature helps elucidate many of these strategies. It also provides guidance for the antitrust analysis of market definition and exclusionary practices for web-based businesses.

Keywords: web economy, two-sided markets, antitrust, competition policy, social networking, online advertising

Suggested Citation

Evans, David S., The Web Economy, Two-Sided Markets and Competition Policy (April 4, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1584363 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1584363

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