action costs, leading to more efficient, "friction-free" markets. Table 1. Functions of a market Internet Economics Matching buyers and sellers . Determination of product offerings - Product features offered by sellers - Aggregation of different products . Search (of buyers for sellers and of sellers for buyers) - Price and product information - Matching seller offerings with buyer preferences . Price discovery - Process and outcome in determination of prices Facilitation of transactions . Logistics - Delivery of information, good, or service to buyer . Settlement - Transfer of payment to seller . Trust - Credit system, reputations, rating agencies like Consumer Reports and Better Business Bureaus Institutional infrastucture . Legal - Commercial code, contract law, dispute resolution, intellectual property protection . Regulatory - Rules and regulations, monitoring, enforcement produ

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