Platforms · Empirical study

The role of data network effects for multihoming complements

Electronic Markets · 2025

Clarissa Knorr, Matthias Erath, Julie Saesen, Bastian Kindermann, Steffen Strese

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Summary

Data network effects influence whether complements can profitably multihome.

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Possible founder application

Offer data portability or unique data value carefully; data can both attract and lock in complements.

Reported result

What the study found

Data network effects influence whether complements can profitably multihome.

Research question

What the authors investigated

How does the study’s stated design explain its reported outcome in this setting?

Design

Empirical study

Sample and setting

Digital-platform complementors and multihoming

Scope and transfer

Limitations to keep in view

Recent study and context-specific data effects.

Research sources

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Study strength

3.5/5 Abstract-level evidence is useful for framing questions; verify full methods before transfer.

How this was assessed

The 1–5 evidence-check score is a practical reading aid, not a formal peer review or a probability that a conclusion is true. It combines design strength (2 points), sample reporting (1), comparison/control clarity (1), and how much of the paper could be checked (1). Access affects how confidently this directory can assess a study, not the study's underlying quality. Blinding is reported separately because it is not relevant to every design.

Design transparency · 2/2

Based on the reported study design in the retrieved source.

Sample and setting · 1/1

The sample context is stated; a numerical count is preserved only when reported.

Outcome clarity · 1/1

The finding is summarized from publisher or article metadata.

Access for checking · 0.5/1

Only abstract or bibliographic access was confirmed.

Double-blind? The retrieved publisher record does not establish whether participants or outcome assessors were blinded.

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