Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay: Is the Internet driving competition or market monopolization?

International Economics and Economic Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 49-61

  Haucap, Justus ^a   Heimeshoff, Ulrich ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antitrust; Digital economy; E commerce; Online markets; Two sided markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894819225     PISSN: 16124804     EISSN: 16124812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10368-013-0247-6     Document Type: Article

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