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Article Dans Une Revue American Economic Journal: Microeconomics Année : 2023

Compatibility Choices, Switching Costs and Data Portability

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We study mix-and-match compatibility choices of firms selling complementary products in a dynamic setting. Contrary to what happens in a static setting where symmetric firms choose compatibility (Matutes and Régibeau, 1988), when switching costs are high and firms make price discrimination based on past purchases, symmetric firms choose incompatibility to soften future competition if the discount factor is large, which harms consumers. Interoperability increases consumer surplus at least for high switching costs. Data portability, by reducing switching costs, induces the firms to choose compatibility more often but, given a compatibility regime, benefits consumers only if a non-negative pricing constraint binds.
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hal-04018457 , version 1 (07-03-2023)

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Doh-Shin Jeon, Domenico Menicucci, Nikrooz Nasr. Compatibility Choices, Switching Costs and Data Portability. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2023, 15 (1), pp.30-73. ⟨10.1257/mic.20200309⟩. ⟨hal-04018457⟩
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