Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/235302 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 8932
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Envelopment is an effective form of market entry that facilitates competition among platforms. Nevertheless, many commentators have focused on the anticompetitive potential of envelopment, and some have argued for regulation of platforms because of that concern. These calls for regulation are not supported by robust formal analysis or comprehensive empirical evidence. We analyze a visible recent contribution by Condorelli and Padilla (2020a,b) and explain why the model that they put forward is not ripe for policy advice in relation to concerns with envelopment.
Subjects: 
envelopment
entry deterrence
data
competition of multi-market platforms
JEL: 
K21
L13
L40
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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