Natural Monopolies in Digital Platform Markets

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Technological change and natural monopolies in digital industries; 3. Horizontal search; 4. E-commerce marketplaces; 5. Ride-hailing platforms; 6. The institutional dimension of alternative policy options; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography.

About the author

Francesco Ducci is a Global Fellow at New York University, affiliated with the Centre for Law, Economics, and Organization. His research interests include competition policy, regulation, international trade, and law and economics.

Summary

Using three case studies, Ducci investigates the sources and policy implications of natural monopoly at play in digital industries. This book will not only appeal to lawyers, economists, and scholars of competition policy, but also to general readers interested in global policy debates on market power in the digital economy.

Additional text

'The so-called 'tech titans' have to come to preoccupy competition agencies and scholarly commentators around the world. Contrary to extreme prescriptions such as 'break up' or 'do nothing,' Dr. Ducci's book reflects a more subtle and surgical approach to manifestations of dominance in multi-sided markets, one that may be more consistent with consumer welfare than opposing extremes.' Michael Trebilcock, Professor of Law, University of Toronto

Product details

• Authors: Francesco Ducci, Francesco (New York University) Ducci, Francesco (University of Toronto) Ducci
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781108491143
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49114-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Global Competition Law and Eco; Global Competition Law and Economics Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Advertising, marketing; Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / General, Business & management, E-commerce: business aspects