By David Parker & Federico Bruni
The nature and the extent of online platforms’ market power is a hot topic in competition policy. One recent contribution to the debate is a working paper by Andrea Prat (Columbia University) and Tommaso Valletti (Chief Economist at DG Competition). The paper considers situations where online platforms capture consumers’ attention through content propositions and sell this attention to advertisers. In this environment, the authors conclude that platforms
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