Variety-Based Congestion in Online Markets: Evidence from Mobile Apps

被引：3
|
作者：
Ershov, Daniel [1 ]
机构：
[1] UCL, Sch Management, London, England
来源：
AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-MICROECONOMICS | 2024年 / 16卷 / 02期
关键词：
PRODUCT VARIETY; SEARCH COSTS; DESIGN; MODELS;
D O I：
10.1257/mic.20200347
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
In many online markets , consumers have to spend time and effort browsing through products. The addition of new products could make other products less visible , creating congestion externalities. Using Android app store data , I take advantage of a natural experiment-a redesign of part of the store-to show evidence of congestion externalities online: more apps in the market directly reduce per app usage / downloads. The natural experiment also increases long -run entry , but a structural demand model that accounts for congestion externalities suggests that 40 percent of consumer variety welfare gains are lost from higher congestion. ( JEL D12, D22, D62, L86 )
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页码：180 / 203
页数：24
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