Buyer Power, Competition Law and Platforms

12 Pages Posted: 4 Apr 2019

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Subhashish Gupta

Indian Institute of Management (IIMB), Bangalore

Date Written: March 29, 2019

Abstract

Buyer power in input markets, and in particular labour markets, have received the attention of the press, antitrust authorities and scholars in the recent past. Anticompetitive behaviour by global technology giants is an ongoing concern. A combination of the two raises serious issues. This paper looks at the economics behind buyer power and discusses it in relation to competition law and digital markets including platforms. A short discussion about the implications of these developments for India is provided.

Keywords: Buyer power, monopsony, oligopsony, competition law, platforms

Suggested Citation

Gupta, Subhashish, Buyer Power, Competition Law and Platforms (March 29, 2019). IIM Bangalore Research Paper No. 585, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3365540 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3365540

Subhashish Gupta (Contact Author)

Indian Institute of Management (IIMB), Bangalore ( email )

Bannerghatta Road
Bangalore, Karnataka 560076
India

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