Integration and search engine bias

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Journal: RAND Journal of Economics
Year: 2014
Volume: 45
Issue: 3
Pages: 576-597

Authors (2)

Alexandre Cornière (not in RePEc) Greg Taylor (Oxford University → Oxford Int...)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

type="main"> <p>We study the effects of integration between a search engine and a publisher. In a model in which the search engine (i) allocates users across publishers and (ii) competes with publishers to attract advertisers, we find that the search engine is biased against publishers that display many ads – even without integration. Integration can (but need not) lead to own-content bias. It can also benefit consumers by reducing the nuisance costs due to excessive advertising. Advertisers are more likely to suffer from integration than consumers. On net, the welfare effects of integration are ambiguous.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:randje:v:45:y:2014:i:3:p:576-597
Journal Field
Industrial Organization
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25