Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, digital platforms, and competition policies in Asia

Atsuko Izumi, Yasuyuki Sawada, Yasutora Watanabe, and Yesim Elhan-Kayalar

In this paper, we review the overall micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise landscape in Asia, including the challenges and constraints faced by enterprises in physical (offline) and online markets. We then explore the unique circumstances and externalities that arise due to the special characteristics of platforms and how they impact merchants and other platform users. Our findings suggest that the unique features of platforms, and the two-sided market structure they foster, require a bespoke policy approach from competition authorities and policymakers.

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Year of publication:	2023
Authors:	Izumi, Atsuko ; Sawada, Yasuyuki ; Watanabe, Yasutora ; Elhan-Kayalar, Yesim
Publisher:	Metro Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank
Subject:	competition policy \| two-sided market \| platforms \| MSMEs \| Wettbewerbspolitik \| Competition policy \| Digitale Plattform \| Digital platform \| KMU \| SME \| Netzwerkökonomik \| Network economics \| Asien \| Asia \| Kleinstunternehmen \| Micro business

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (circa 43 Seiten) Illustrationen
Series:	ADB economics working paper series. - Manila : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ISSN 2313-6545, ZDB-ID 2508948-1. - Vol. no. 704 (November 2023)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.22617/WPS230501-2 [DOI] hdl:10419/298150 [Handle]
Classification:	K21 - Antitrust Law ; L41 - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices ; L44 - Antitrust Policy and Public Enterprise Nonprofit Institutions, and Professional Organizations
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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