Platform competition with partial multihoming under differentiation: a note

A model of a two-sided market with two horizontally differentiated platforms and multihoming on one side is developed. In contrast to recent contributions, it is shown that platforms do not necessarily generate all revenues on the multihoming side by charging a higher price. Also, whether platforms' pricing structures favor exclusivity over multihoming is ambiguous.

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Year of publication:	2007-03-27
Authors:	Rasch, Alexander
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 12.2007, 7, p. 1-8
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	multihoming

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance ; D4 - Market Structure and Pricing
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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