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More and more people are turning to AI chatbots for companionship and relationships, raising economic and ethical debates.

The Economics of Loneliness: Markets for Companionship

As AI companions become increasingly popular, serious questions are raised about the implications of "subscribing" to digital friendships. Should we be concerned about people entering AI relationships?...
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External Economies of Scale and the Istanbul Medical Tourism Cluster: How Industrial Clustering Drives Competitive Prices in Global Cosmetic Healthcare

Published on July 25, 2024

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Path Dependence and Lock-In: How SAP Shapes the Economics of Gold and Precious Metals Firms

Published on July 02, 2024

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Spatial Economics and Hyper-Local SEO: Proximity as a Market Differentiator

Published on June 28, 2024

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Platform Economics and Modularity: How Composable Tools Are Reshaping Enterprise Software

Published on June 28, 2024

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Excess Capacity and Market Fragmentation: Why So Many Trading Platforms Exist

Published on June 28, 2024

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Labor Market Polarization: AI and the Reshaping of the Video Editing Industry

Published on June 25, 2024

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Types of Takeovers in Economics

Published on June 18, 2024

Credit Default Swap (CDS)
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Credit Default Swap (CDS)

Published on June 16, 2024

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Disintermediation and the Rise of Learning Platforms in the Workplace

Published on June 13, 2024

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Fiscal Competition and the Rise of Golden Visa Programs

Published on June 13, 2024

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Some remote workers are accused of time theft for only working a portion of their expected working hours.

The Economics of Time Theft: Productivity, Surveillance, and Remote Work

Is it cost-effective for companies with lots of remote workers to actively monitor them through "bossware" that tracks their online activities? Research shows that some monitoring can boost productivity, but too much can cause workers to rebel....
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