Online platform price parity clauses: Evidence from the EU Booking.com case

B-Tier
Journal: European Economic Review
Year: 2021
Volume: 131
Issue: C

Authors (3)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

Online platforms often impose Price Parity Clauses to prevent sellers from charging lower prices on alternative sales channels. We provide quasi-experimental evidence on the full removal of Price Parity Clauses in France in 2015 for hotels listed on Booking.com. Our analysis reveals significant price decreases in the short run, but a more limited effect in the medium run. However, hotels characterized by a more complex organizational structure decreased their prices more substantially. Overall, the intervention appears to have benefited a subset of consumers using Booking.com.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:eecrev:v:131:y:2021:i:c:s0014292120302555
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25