Focality Advantage in Platform Competition

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2019), Vol. 28, Pages 49-59

19 Pages Posted: 6 Jan 2019 Last revised: 19 Jun 2019

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Hanna Halaburda

New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

Yaron Yehezkel

Coller School of Management , Tel-Aviv University

Date Written: July 17, 2018

Abstract

We consider a methodology for studying how beliefs shape platform competition, based on the notion of a partial focality. The concept of focality is useful for modeling platform competition when the presence of network effects results in multiple equilibria for a certain set of prices. We illustrate how to implement this methodology in both static and dynamic competition between platforms that differ in their basic quality. The initial degree of focality affects the ability of the high-quality platform to win the market. Yet, dynamic considerations may have positive or negative effect on this ability.

Keywords: Platform Competition, Network Effects, Focality, Coordination Game

JEL Classification: L41, L42, K21, D8

Suggested Citation

Halaburda, Hanna and Yehezkel, Yaron, Focality Advantage in Platform Competition (July 17, 2018). Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2019), Vol. 28, Pages 49-59, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3305370 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3305370

Hanna Halaburda (Contact Author)

New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business ( email )

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Yaron Yehezkel

Coller School of Management , Tel-Aviv University ( email )

Ramat Aviv
Tel Aviv, 69978
Israel

HOME PAGE: http://www.tau.ac.il/~yehezkel/

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