Estimating network effects in two-sided markets without data on prices and quantities

I develop a semi-structural approach to identify network effects on two-sided monopoly platforms without data on prices and quantities. When total revenue data is available, the test is sufficient. When separate revenue data is available on the two sides, the test is both necessary and sufficient.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Hildebrand, Thomas
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 117.2012, 3, p. 585-588
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Two-sided markets \| Network effects \| Semi-structural model

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance ; L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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