Online Shopping and Platform Design with Ex Ante Registration Requirements

We study platform design in online markets in which buying involves a (nonmonetary) cost for consumers caused by privacy and security concerns. Firms decide whether to require registration at their website before consumers learn relevant product information. We derive conditions under which a monopo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Management science 2018-01, Vol.64 (1), p.360-380
Hauptverfasser:	Morath, Florian, Münster, Johannes
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antitrust laws Competition Data security digital transformation e-commerce Electronic commerce information Methods monopoly Online shopping platform design price competition privacy concerns Profitability registration cost Safety and security measures security concerns
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