平台竞争一定能提高信息匹配效率吗?——基于中国搜索引擎市场的分析

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作者
曲创 [1 ]
刘重阳 [2 ]
机构
[1] 山东大学经济学院
[2] 不详
关键词
双边市场; 平台竞争; 信息匹配; 劣币现象;
D O I
暂无
中图分类号
F49 [信息产业经济];
学科分类号
1201 ;
摘要
互联网经济促进了商业模式的变化,各类平台成为生活中不可或缺的部分,但虚假信息、假冒产品等问题也带来了不可忽视的负面影响。本文研究了平台作为供需协调者时的信息策略,揭示了平台在不同竞争条件下控制用户信息的策略动机和相应的结果。研究表明,竞争环境下平台的策略行为会加剧市场中的信息不对称。中国搜索引擎市场的案例证明搜索引擎在技术上实现的信息匹配效率与市场竞争策略存在根本性冲突,搜索引擎对夸张或虚假的广告存在策略性的宽容动机,导致搜索结果出现"劣币现象"。对虚假信息的惩戒、搜索中立原则的倡导是对平台进行监管的关键,也是互联网经济健康发展的制度基础。
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