Price Parity Clauses and Platform Data Acquisition

Andreea Enache and Andrew Rhodes ()
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Andreea Enache: SSE - Stockholm School of Economics
Andrew Rhodes: TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement

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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: Product Discovery; Data; Platforms; Price Parity Clauses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-09
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