Arbeitspapier
Drivers of Digital Attention: Evidence from a Social Media Experiment
I study demand for social media services by conducting an experiment where I monitor how participants spend time on digital services and shut off access to Instagram or YouTube on their mobile phones. I characterize how participants substitute their time during and after the restrictions, which motivates estimating a model of time usage with inertia. I apply the substitution patterns observed during the restriction period and implied by the model with and without inertia to a relevant market definition exercise to conclude that relevant markets may be larger than those considered by regulatory authorities for social media applications.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 10190
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Industrial Organization: General
Antitrust Issues and Policies: General
Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
- Thema
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social media
attention markets
field experiment
relevant markets
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Aridor, Guy
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Munich
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2022
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Aridor, Guy
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Entstanden
- 2022