Platform Economics
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Offering a deeper understanding of today’s internet media and the management theory behind it The Platform Economy argues that the “platformization” of capitalism has transformed everything, and it is imperative that we have a... more
This research explores and identifies the current configuration of the political economy of Mexican cosplay fandom by examining the use of Patreon, a membership platform that helps creators to earn a regular income for their content, in... more
Одной из ключевых особенностей развития цифровой экономики является процесс «платформизации», оказывающий существенное трансформирующее воздействие на традиционные рынки товаров и услуг, отрасли экономики и бизнес-модели под влиянием... more
"Because the literature on platform competition emphasizes the role of network effects, it prescribes rapidly expanding a network of platform users and complementary applications to capture entire markets. We challenge the unconditional... more
Dès l’arrivée d’Uber en 2013 dans quelques villes allemandes, ses services sont sollicités par un public jeune et technophile. Avec ce lancement, l’opérateur de plateforme entre sur un marché du transport individuel de passagers en... more
This paper examines the influence of digital platforms on Chinese workers across two booming on-demand service industries: ride-hailing and food-delivery. Between December 2017 and December 2018, we conducted over 100 semi-structured... more
Digital platform work is a phenomenon that is increasingly present in all countries of the world and in all of them represents opportunities for job creation, but also challenges in relation to working conditions and social protection for... more
O artigo faz uma discussão sobre a economia de plataforma, apresentando conceituações, expondo modelos a partir de uma revisão de literatura e abordando o surgimento de um fenômeno que denominamos monopólios digitais.
Network effects have been theorized as the defining growth mechanism in platform markets. The increase in the number of platform participants (N) fuels a virtuous cycle of growth?a network effect. However, beyond the N, what are the... more
This paper contextualizes and critically examines the incorporation of transactional features into two popular mobile social media apps: Instagram and Snapchat. It examines how mobile social media acts as an interface between culture and... more
Tärkein ja levinnein lohkoketjun sovellus on tällä hetkellä varmasti Bitcoin. Tämä kryptovaluutta on yksi esimerkki markkinoiden ja markkinainformaation desentralisaatiosta. Keskukseton hallinta tai hallinto on ollut... more
T. Beauvisage, J.-S. Beuscart, K. Mellet, "Work and Workers in the Platform Economy".
Presented to SASE 2017 Annual Meeting, Lyon, Mini-conference "Markets and Beyond in the Digital Age".
Presented to SASE 2017 Annual Meeting, Lyon, Mini-conference "Markets and Beyond in the Digital Age".
El document de discussió analitza els fonaments, definicions, marcs conceptuals i l’evidència empírica de l’economia compartida i el consum col·laboratiu. A més, i a través d’una mostra per a 14,050 ciutadans dels 28 països de la Unió... more
As the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a near-complete lockdown of the Indian economy, digital platforms were in turmoil amidst raging protests from its workers on issues of repeated pay-cuts and scaling down of... more
https://soundcloud.com/rachel-odwyer/digital-rent-basel Talk given at “FUTUR€$ – Prospective Money and Money’s Prospects” Conference, 24-26 September 2015, University of Basel, Switzerland... more
Presented at SPT 2019: Technology and Power, May 20–22, 2019, Texas A&M University, College Station (TX). ABSTRACT: The present neoliberal economic condition is a combination of classical economics, cybernetics, game theory, behavioural... more