Two-sided platforms have become omnipresent (e.g., ride-sharing and on-demand delivery services). In this context, firms compete not only for customers but also for flexible self-scheduling workers who can work for multiple platforms. We consider a setting where two-sided platforms...

We develop a dynamic entry model of multi-store oligopoly with heterogeneous markets, and estimate it using data on hamburger chains in Canada (1970–2005). Because more lucrative markets attract more entry, firms appear to favor the pres- ence of more rivals. Thus unobserved heterogeneity...