Cooperative and Noncooperative R&D in Two-Sided Markets

作者:Bourreau Marc; Verdier Marianne*
来源:Review of Network Economics, 2015, 13(2): 175-190.
DOI:10.1515/rne-2013-0123

摘要

In this paper, we analyze the impact of cooperation on R&D investments in a two-sided market, where platforms compete in quantities. We show that if indirect externalities are of a moderate magnitude, the threshold degree of spillovers above which cooperation spurs R&D investments and enhances social welfare increases with the degree of externalities. If indirect externalities are of a strong magnitude, cooperation can also be beneficial in terms of welfare for low degrees of spillovers.

  • 出版日期2015-6
  • 单位TELECOM ParisTech