Big Tech, the platform economy and the European digital markets

Arbeitspapier

Digital platforms have become an important part of the digital economy by facilitating transactions between large numbers of users and by fostering innovation on collaborative platforms. In combination with technical platform services, some platform operators have managed to create powerful ecosystems that create network externalities and benefit from economies of scale and economies of scope. It is striking that, due to the specific economic drivers of the digital infrastructure, platform-based or platform-related services are dominated by a select number of global players. Most of the global platform operators are headquartered in the US, including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft, also known as the "Big 5". Some are located in Asia (e.g. Alibaba, Tencent). In Europe there are only a limited number of platform operators with a small market share. [...]

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: CFS Working Paper Series ; No. 711

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation; Networks ; Firm Organization and Market Structure ; Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Brühl, Volker
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Goethe University Frankfurt, Center for Financial Studies (CFS)
• (wo): Frankfurt a. M.
• (wann): 2023

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/271107
• URN: urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-691406
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ