Plausibly Exogenous [1657] - Information Transparency (08/16/2024)

LHS Variable
Platform competition

RHS Variable
Information transparency

Source of Exogenous Variation
A policy change of Groupon that reduced information transparency and weakened LivingSocial’s ability to identify popular Groupon deals

- Li and Zhu (2021), “Information transparency, multihoming, and platform competition: A natural experiment in the daily deals market”