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Market entry as a marketplace owner: when and why should you sell on your marketplace?

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  • Jürgen Rösch

    (Bauhaus-University)

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The new Digital Market Act (DMA) of the European Union imposes stricter rules on gatekeeper platforms. While this affects only a few very large platforms, the discussion surrounding the implementation of the DMA offers valuable insights into the strategic behaviors of those gatekeeper platforms. A gatekeeper platform, for example, may enter its platform as a supplier, which may hurt existing third-party suppliers and restrict fair competition on the platform. This paper flips the academic discussion on whether marketplace owners should be allowed to sell on their marketplaces. It illustrates why this behavior is profitable for gatekeepers and how marketplace owners can apply this knowledge to improve their business models. The paper identifies five situations in which becoming a supplier in one’s marketplace can be profitable, but it also proposes alternative solutions to entering the market.

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  • Jürgen Rösch, 2024. "Market entry as a marketplace owner: when and why should you sell on your marketplace?," Journal of Business Economics, Springer, vol. 94(3), pages 525-541, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jbecon:v:94:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s11573-023-01174-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11573-023-01174-4
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    Keywords

    Digital platforms; Digital Market Act; Self-preferencing; Market-entry; Marketplaces;
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    JEL classification:

    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics
    • M30 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - General
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality

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