Armstrong meets Rochet-Tirole: on the equivalence of different pricing structures in two-sided markets

We formally show that lump-sum participation fees and per-interaction fees charged by a monopoly platform in a two-sided market are not interchangeable in the presence of price distortions, such as ad valorem taxes.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bajo-Buenestado, R. (Raúl)|||/items/a43366a6-3bba-4c2f-9251-2581f36c6403, Kinateder, M. (Markus)|||/items/ec9ad8d4-5625-47de-9102-d5c5871113c7
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/68712
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/68712
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Two-sided market
Platform pricing
Taxation
Pricing structure
Price distortions
Descripción
Sumario:We formally show that lump-sum participation fees and per-interaction fees charged by a monopoly platform in a two-sided market are not interchangeable in the presence of price distortions, such as ad valorem taxes.