Steering in Online Markets: The Role of Platform Incentives and Credibility
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JEL classification:
- D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
- D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
- D47 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Market Design
- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
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