Horizontal mergers between multisided platforms: insights from cournot competition

This paper discusses the literature on horizontal mergers between multisided platforms and argues that the Cournot model can provide useful insights into the welfare effects of such mergers. To illustrate those insights, we develop a simple model in which two‐sided platforms offer a homogeneous serv...

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Main Author: Correia-da-Silva, Joao (author)
Other Authors: Jullien, Bruno (author), Lefouili, Yassine (author), Pinho, Joana (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/30700
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/30700