Article

Price Parity Clauses and platform data acquisition

Andreea Enache, and Andrew Rhodes

Abstract

Many platforms use Price Parity Clauses (PPCs) to prevent sellers charging lower prices elsewhere. In a setting where PPCs affect platforms’ data acquisition, we show that buyers and sellers may benefit from PPCs when the market is young.

Replaces

Andreea Enache, and Andrew Rhodes, Price Parity Clauses and Platform Data Acquisition, TSE Working Paper, n. 25-1661, September 2025.

Reference

Andreea Enache, and Andrew Rhodes, Price Parity Clauses and platform data acquisition, Economics Letters, vol. 256, n. 112635, October 2025.

Published in

Economics Letters, vol. 256, n. 112635, October 2025