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CESifo Economic Studies 2005 51(2-3):233-260; doi:10.1093/cesifo/51.2-3.233
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© Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 2005

Two-sided Markets and Electronic Intermediaries

Bruno Jullien*

* Toulouse University, IDEI and GREMAQ e-mail: bjullien{at}cict.fr.

The object of this paper is to discuss intermediation on-line from the perspective of two-sided markets. It builds a simple model of the intermediation activity when trading partners are involved into a commercial relationship and uses it to illustrate some of the results that emerge in the two-sided market literature, as well as to discuss some new aspects. The first part concentrates on a monopoly intermediation service and discusses both efficient pricing and monopoly pricing. The second part discusses the nature of competition between intermediaries, addressing issues such as competitive cross-subsidies, multi-homing or tying. (JEL D4, D85, L40, L12, L13, L14)


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