Price Parity Clauses and Platform Data Acquisition

Andreea Enache and Andrew Rhodes

No 25-1661, TSE Working Papers from Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

Abstract: Many platforms have used a Price Parity Clause (PPC) to prevent sellers charging lower prices on other sales channels. PPCs are often considered anti-competitive and have been banned in some jurisdictions. We provide a novel rationale—centered on how PPCs affect platforms’ data acquisition—for why a complete ban on PPCs may harm buyers and sellers.

Keywords: Price Parity Clauses; Platforms; Data; Product Discovery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D43 D83 L13 L42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-09
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