Addictive Platforms Staff working paper 2022-16 Shota Ichihashi, Byung-Cheol Kim We study competition for consumer attention, in which platforms can sacrifice service quality for attention. A platform can choose the “addictiveness” of its service. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): D, D4, D40, L, L5, L51 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market functioning, Market structure, Structural challenges, Digitalization and productivity