Three things about mobile app commissions

IF 4.5 3区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2024-11-15 DOI:10.1016/j.infoecopol.2024.101114

Joshua S. Gans

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Abstract

Mobile app commissions paid by app developers to a monopolist device maker/app store operator are examined. Three results are demonstrated. First, unregulated app commissions are set at a level that maximises consumer surplus. Second, eliminating app commissions will likely lead to higher device prices. Third, requiring a menu of options for consumers as to how device makers receive subsidies from app developers constrains app commissions in a way that provides a more equal balance between consumer versus app developer interests.

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关于移动应用程序佣金的三件事

研究了应用程序开发商向垄断设备制造商/应用程序商店运营商支付的移动应用程序佣金。研究显示了三个结果。首先，不受监管的应用程序佣金设定在消费者剩余最大化的水平。第二，取消应用程序佣金可能会导致设备价格上涨。第三，要求消费者在设备制造商如何从应用程序开发商处获得补贴方面有多种选择，从而限制了应用程序佣金，使消费者与应用程序开发商之间的利益更加平衡。

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来源期刊

Information Economics and Policy ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

10.70%

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期刊介绍： IEP is an international journal that aims to publish peer-reviewed policy-oriented research about the production, distribution and use of information, including these subjects: the economics of the telecommunications, mass media, and other information industries, the economics of innovation and intellectual property, the role of information in economic development, and the role of information and information technology in the functioning of markets. The purpose of the journal is to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum for theoretical and empirical research that addresses the needs of other researchers, government, and professionals who are involved in the policy-making process. IEP publishes research papers, short contributions, and surveys.