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Electronic commerce (e-commerce) is an integral part of business activities, and various models of e-commerce have emerged with liberalisation and technological developments. Global e-commerce trade has seen fast growth, which is predicted to continue in the future. The sector is now discussed...
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The COVID-19 situation has accelerated the adoption of e-commerce across the world. While, globally, there has been an increase in the share of e-commerce in total retail sales, there are variations in e-commerce adoption across countries and the difference is obtrusive when one compares...
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Digital platforms are at the heart of online economic activity, connecting multi-sided markets of producers and consumers of various goods and services. Their market power and their privileged ecosystem positions raise concerns that they may engage in anti-competitive practices that reduce...
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International trade is subject to information incompleteness. Firms must therefore engage in a costly search process to find business partners. Online platforms can reduce these search costs and thereby favor firms exports. We examine whether this is actually the case and the underlying...
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The importance of connectivity is growing across the world as the need for access to information and communication technologies is becoming more important for economic development. This paper presents the concept of the connectivity frontier as the expected achievable level of commercially...
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We exploit the staggered expansion of the internet broadband network to firms and bank branches locations in Peru …
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The Internet roared to the scene in Latin America and it is transforming the way Latin Americans interact, shop, bank …, and spend their time. The Internet is changing regional consumption patterns, the landscape of regional companies, and the …, Internet of Things, and so on- are empowering LAC companies of all sizes to dramatically cut costs, improve customer service …
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-commerce intermediaries (internet shops) compete for sellers. We show that two non-identical shops may coexist in equilibrium if the …
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Internet auctions, such as those on eBay, are known for multiple bidding and sniping. Buyers send bids in the closing … times at the same auction. We model Internet auction as a dynamic multi-unit auction. This let us explain the rationality of …
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