The economics of platforms : concepts and strategy / Paul Belleflamme, Martin Peitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belleflamme, Paul, author.

Peitz, Martin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multi-sided platform businesses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 256 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Digital platforms controlled by Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, Tencent and Uber have transformed not only the ways we do business, but also the very nature of people's everyday lives. It is of vital importance that we understand the economic principles governing how these platforms operate. This book explains the driving forces behind any platform business with a focus on network effects. The authors use short case studies and real-world applications to explain key concepts such as how platforms manage network effects and which price and non-price strategies they choose. This self-contained text is the first to offer a systematic and formalized account of what platforms are and how they operate, concisely incorporating path-breaking insights in economics over the last twenty years.

Contents:

Prologue; 1. Platforms: Definitions and Typology; 2. Ratings, Recommendations and the Use of Big Data; 3. An Economic Primer on Network Goods; 4. Growing a Platform; 5. Platform Pricing; 6. Platform Design; Epilogue.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Oct 2021).

ISBN:

9781108625623

1108625622

9781108640916

1108640915

9781108696913

1108696910

OCLC:

1243020580