We study the forces that drive the phenomenon of aggregation of merchant Web sites (B-to-C) competing in a differentiated electronic market, where the search cost for the consumers is independent from the adaptation/transportation cost they incur when the good they find does not match with their preference. We focus on the possibility for Internet sites to coalesce, which results in a reduction of the search cost to find other sites within the coalition. We do the static comparative of coalition structures (depending on whether there is little or high differentiation between partners), when firms compete in price. We find that firms prefer to coalesce with highly differentiated partners, and set in this case lower prices.On étudie les force...
The Internet has dramatically reduced search costs for customers through tools such as shopbots. The...
Web search technologies are fundamental tools for navigating the Internet. One particular type of se...
International audienceCompetition on electronic markets will result in lower price level and price d...
We study the forces that drive the phenomenon of aggregation of merchant Web sites (B-to-C) competin...
Une version préliminaire a été publié dans Cahier de Polytechnique ; 2004-016Les auteurs étudient le...
In this paper we examine the impact of a web aggregator on firms and consumers in a horizontally dif...
Conventional wisdom seems to claim that, by lowering the cost of distribution and by making search e...
Une version préliminaire a été publiée dans : Cahier de l'Ecole Polytechnique ; 2004-017 Événement(s...
We have developed an agent-based computational model, extension of an analytical model that studies ...
Throughout economic history, changes in technology have had a substantial impact on consumers' searc...
It is often claimed that e‐commerce has created a more competitive environment by encouraging the en...
A key question for Internet commerce is the strategic implications of technological advancements tha...
The Internet has dramatically reduced search costs for customers through tools such as shopbots. The...
Historically, markets have almost always fallen short of satisfying the conditions for and providing...
In this paper we study search strategies of agents that represent buyer agents ’ coalitions in elect...
The Internet has dramatically reduced search costs for customers through tools such as shopbots. The...
Web search technologies are fundamental tools for navigating the Internet. One particular type of se...
International audienceCompetition on electronic markets will result in lower price level and price d...
We study the forces that drive the phenomenon of aggregation of merchant Web sites (B-to-C) competin...
Une version préliminaire a été publié dans Cahier de Polytechnique ; 2004-016Les auteurs étudient le...
In this paper we examine the impact of a web aggregator on firms and consumers in a horizontally dif...
Conventional wisdom seems to claim that, by lowering the cost of distribution and by making search e...
Une version préliminaire a été publiée dans : Cahier de l'Ecole Polytechnique ; 2004-017 Événement(s...
We have developed an agent-based computational model, extension of an analytical model that studies ...
Throughout economic history, changes in technology have had a substantial impact on consumers' searc...
It is often claimed that e‐commerce has created a more competitive environment by encouraging the en...
A key question for Internet commerce is the strategic implications of technological advancements tha...
The Internet has dramatically reduced search costs for customers through tools such as shopbots. The...
Historically, markets have almost always fallen short of satisfying the conditions for and providing...
In this paper we study search strategies of agents that represent buyer agents ’ coalitions in elect...
The Internet has dramatically reduced search costs for customers through tools such as shopbots. The...
Web search technologies are fundamental tools for navigating the Internet. One particular type of se...
International audienceCompetition on electronic markets will result in lower price level and price d...