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The Economics of Markets and Platforms
Some economic models omit intermediaries, entrepreneurs, and other key factors in dynamic markets. The study of platforms like eBay and Etsy leads to the development of more realistic economic models.
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Daniel Spulber |
2019 |
AT&T Shellacs the Government in Time Warner Merger Case
In June of 2018, United States District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled that government failed to provide enough evidence to enjoin the merger of AT&T with Time Warner.
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Randal Picker |
2018 |
The European Commission Picks a Fight with Google Android over Business Models
In 2018, the European Commission (EC) ordered Google to change the way its Android software was licensed. The EC’s decision pressures Google to change its business model to mimic Apple.
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Randal Picker |
2018 |
Rendering Sensible Salient
Technological changes threaten democracy, producing polarization and fragmentation. Deliberative conventions of ordinary citizens could help restore a common understanding of issues.
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Lawrence Lessig |
2018 |
Borders and Bits
Governments seek to regulate and access data stored outside of their traditional territorial limits. Private multinational companies that process data have become key players in shaping privacy and free speech rights.
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Jennifer Daskal |
2018 |
Age Discrimination by Platforms
In future, older workers will constitute a larger proportion of the population. Many digital platforms hinder the efforts of older people to find employment.
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Ifeoma Ajunwa |
2018 |
Media as Data Extraction: Towards a New Map of a Transformed Communications Field
Increasingly, media narratives are associated with consumer data collection. Media is becoming more closely linked to economic transactions and structures.
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Joseph Turow, Nick Couldry |
2018 |
Networked Press Freedom: Creating Infrastructures for a Public Right to Hear
Freedom of the press is defined mainly as journalistic freedom from constraints. Freedom of the press should be reconceived to include positive rights, such as the right of the public to hear.
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Mike Ananny |
2018 |
Acting the Part: Examining Information Operations Within #BlackLivesMatter Discourse
Governments and non-state actors use inauthentic social media accounts to manipulate public opinion. In 2016, Russia's Internet Research Agency joined discussions of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
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Kate Starbird, Ahmer Arif, Leo G. Stewart |
2018 |
Auctions versus Posted Prices in Online Markets
When eBay first became popular, most sellers listed goods for sale in an auction format. Over time, posted prices began to predominate. Sellers were influenced by two factors, growing competition between sellers, and buyers’ preference for the convenience of posted prices.
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Jonathan Levin, Chiara Farronato, Liran Einav, Neel Sundaresan |
2018 |