Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/26118 
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Year of Publication: 
2007
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CESifo Working Paper No. 2073
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
This paper analyzes the effects of tying arrangements on market competition and social welfare in two-sided markets when economic agents can engage in multi-homing; that is, they can participate in multiple platforms in order to reap maximal network benefits. The model shows that tying induces more consumers to multi-home and makes platform-specific exclusive contents available to more consumers, which is also beneficial to content providers. As a result, tying can be welfare-enhancing if multi-homing is allowed, even in cases where its welfare impacts are negative in the absence of multi-homing. The analysis thus can have important implications for recent antitrust cases in industries where multi-homing is prevalent.
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L1
L4
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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