A monopoly sells a network good to a large population of consumers. We explore how the monopoly's profit and the consumer surplus vary with the arrival of public information about the network structure. The analysis reveals that, under homogeneous preferences for the good, degree assortativity ensures that information arrival increases both profit and consumer surplus. In contrast, heterogeneous preferences for the good can create a tension between consumer surplus and profit.

中文翻译：

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网络信息的价值：多种混合使差异

垄断向大量消费者出售网络商品。我们探索随着网络结构公共信息的到来，垄断者的利润和消费者剩余如何变化。分析表明，在对商品的同质偏好下，程度的分类性可确保信息到达同时增加利润和消费者剩余。相反，对商品的不同偏好会在消费者剩余和利润之间造成压力。