An Empirical Model of Mobile App Competition

K Kawaguchi, T Kuroda, S Sato - TPRC48: The 48th Research …, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
TPRC48: The 48th Research Conference on Communication, Information and …, 2022papers.ssrn.com
This paper proposes an empirical model of mobile app competition, in which consumers
decide downloads and usage time, and apps compete in price and advertising intensity. We
estimate the model using data from Google Play in Japan from 2015 to 2017. We
demonstrate merger simulation and the analysis of the vertical relation with Google Play. We
find that a reduction of the fee imposed by Google Play can increase the price for game apps
by inducing the shift of revenue source from advertising to downloads, highlighting the …
Abstract
This paper proposes an empirical model of mobile app competition, in which consumers decide downloads and usage time, and apps compete in price and advertising intensity. We estimate the model using data from Google Play in Japan from 2015 to 2017. We demonstrate merger simulation and the analysis of the vertical relation with Google Play. We find that a reduction of the fee imposed by Google Play can increase the price for game apps by inducing the shift of revenue source from advertising to downloads, highlighting the importance of considering two-sidedness and mixed business models.
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