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The impact of entry regulation on total welfare : a policy experiment

Liu, An-Hsiang; Siebert, Ralph; Zulehner, Christine - 2013

This paper evaluates how different lengths of entry regulation impact market structure and market performance using a … evidence that the duration of entry regulation has a negative impact on consumer surplus. We also find that entry protection …

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The competitive effects of declining entry costs over time : evidence from the static random access memory market

Liu, An-Hsiang; Siebert, Ralph - 2020

firms. Tax and entry regulation policy can reduce the excessive entry problem having a positive effect on total surplus …

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On the partial public provision of a private good

Jayaraman, Rajshri - 2002

When the public provision of private goods is partial rather than universal, public supply may be supplemented by the entry of private firms in the market for the private good. The main purpose of this paper is to explore whether partial public provision helps or hinders aggregate access to the...

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Tax incidence on competing two-sided platforms : lucky break or double jeopardy

Belleflamme, Paul; Toulemonde, Eric - 2016

We consider the effects of taxes for competing two-sided platforms. We first detail how a platform passes a tax increase on its prices. Adding price competition, we study next how the tax affects profits. Because of the strategic implications of the cross-side external effects, the tax increase...

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Superstars in two-sided markets : exclusives or not?

Carroni, Elias; Madio, Leonardo; Shekhar, Shiva - 2019

This article studies incentives for a premium provider (Superstar) to offer exclusive contracts to competing platforms mediating the interactions between consumers and firms. When platform competition is intense, more consumers subscribe to the platform hosting the Superstar exclusively. This...

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The limits of media see-saws : ad-funded platform mergers can harm both sides

Shekhar, Shiva; Shopova, Radostina - 2025

We study the welfare effects of a merger between ad-funded platforms facing elastic consumer demand. We show that advertising fees as well as quality investment levels by the platforms fall post-merger. Interestingly, despite the lower advertising fees, advertisers may be worse off when their...

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The equilibrium effects of regulating junk fees : evidence from the rental brokerage market

Bakker, Jan David; Datta, Nikhil - 2025

% of the regulation and landlords the remaining 25%. There is no market exit of landlords or brokers. Combining our reduced … highlight the importance of economic analysis for designing consumer protection regulation. …

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Regulation and internet access in Germany

Reutter, Michael - 2001

We explain the recent events in the German market for online access using a model of a regulated monopoly renting phone lines to retailers. Retailers offer either a linear or a flat tariff to consumers. Consumer heterogeneity leads to adverse selectiion. We show why market entry for flatrate...

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Assessing the impact of algorithmic quantity regulations on sharing platforms : evidence from Airbnb in Paris

Tripathi, Shagun; Petropoulos, Georgios; Kyriakou, Harris - 2025

supply conditions in sharing economy platforms. AQRs constitute a paradigm shift in platform regulation, as they enable … algorithmic quantity regulation - marked by 6% decline in ratings. Additionally, we find that the AQR affected certain platform … implications of AQRs that can shape the future of sharing economy platforms’ regulation. …

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Do real estate contingency clauses affect selling price and time-on-the-market?

Gordon, Bruce L.; Seiler, Michael J.; Siebert, Ralph; … - 2022

Real estate contracts often contain a wide variety of contingency clauses. These third-party approvals are often outside the seller's control and can lengthen the-time-on-the-market (TOM) and reduce the surety of close. To compensate for these undesirable attributes, buyers typically offer...

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