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Incentivos no coercitivos para mantener el uso de plataformas de dos lados

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  • Sergio León Álvarez Fernández

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En la era digital las plataformas de dos lados hacen parte elemental del estudio de la microeconomía moderna. Actualmente, en la literatura se encuentra mucha información acerca de la competencia, determinación de precios y el poder de mercado que estas poseen; sin embargo, poco se ha escrito con respecto a los mecanismos que brinden a las plataformas distintas maneras de mantener su supervivencia, es decir, sobre cómo hacer que los usuarios de ambos lados usen la plataforma y decidan transar en esta. En este artículo se pretende mostrar, por medio de la teoría de juegos, tres mecanismos en los que el uso de las plataformas es un equilibrio de Nash, para después comparar cuál de ellos —si lo hay— produce mejores resultados sociales al momento de repetirse indefinidamente. El lector podrá observar que los incentivos no coercitivos, o zanahorias, serán mejores, en términos sociales, para garantizar la supervivencia de las plataformas en el mercado. *** In digital era, the two-sided platforms play an important role in the study of modern microeconomics. Currently, there is a lot of information in the literature about the competence, pricing, and market power that they have; nevertheless, little has been written about the mechanisms that provide platforms with different ways to maintain their survival. That is, in how to encourage users in both sides of the platform to use it and decide to transact on it. This article aims to show, by means of game theory, three mechanisms in which the use of platforms is a Nash equilibrium, and then to compare which of them -if any- produces better social outcomes when repeated indefinitely. The reader may observe that non-coercive incentives, also known as carrots, will be better to maintain the survival of platforms in the market.

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  • Sergio León Álvarez Fernández, 2021. "Incentivos no coercitivos para mantener el uso de plataformas de dos lados," Documentos de Trabajo, Escuela de Economía 19717, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID.
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    Keywords

    plataformas de dos lados; diseño de mecanismos; compatibilidad de incentivos; teoría de juegos.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
    • D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General

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