现代产业经济学系列讲座第170期

主　题：Vertical Agreements and User Access

时　间：2019年4月22日(周一） 10:00-11:30

地　点：复旦大学管理学院史带楼410室

主讲人： Alexander White 清华大学经济管理学院经济系副教授

主持人：陆卓然 复旦大学管理学院产经系助理教授

摘　要：Platforms acting as sales channels for producers often charge users for access, via a subscription fee or a markup on hardware. We compare two common forms of vertical pricing agreement that platforms use with sellers: per-unit and proportional fees. In particular, we analyze the critical role that user access plays on equilibrium prices and profits under both forms of agreement. We characterize this role and show how it potentially overturns standard results saying that proportional fees lead to lower prices and higher profits.

主讲人简介：Alexander White is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.  He is also the Director of the Antitrust Research Program at the National Institute for Fiscal Studies of Tsinghua University and a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Economics at Boston University.  He received his B.A., in Economics, from the College at Columbia University in 2005 and his Ph.D., in the same field, from the Toulouse School of Economics in 2011.  Prior to joining the School of Economics and Management in 2011, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Economics at Harvard University.  His article, "Search Engines: Left Side Quality versus Right Side Profits," won the 2014 International Journal of Industrial Organization Best Paper Award.

产业经济学系

2019-4-19