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Sequential pricing on multisided platforms

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  • Philippe Bontems

    (TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

  • Stephen F. Hamilton

    (Orfalea College of Business - CAL POLY - California Polytechnic State University [San Luis Obispo])

  • Jason Lepore

    (Orfalea College of Business - CAL POLY - California Polytechnic State University [San Luis Obispo])

Abstract

Multisided platforms have emerged as an increasingly important market structure with the rise of the digital economy. In this paper, we consider sequential price setting behavior by platforms and demonstrate sequential pricing outcomes Pareto dominate simultaneous pricing outcomes in terms of firm and industry profits. We compare policy implications and find prices are more balanced across the platform and average prices are higher under sequential pricing than under simultaneous pricing. We also demonstrate that pricing power can be considered independently on each side of the market under multihoming behavior.

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  • Philippe Bontems & Stephen F. Hamilton & Jason Lepore, 2025. "Sequential pricing on multisided platforms," Working Papers hal-05284376, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-05284376
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