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Why do some streaming platforms offer no-cost channels or packages?

Zero-Price Goods and Cross-Subsidisation in Digital Markets

Many consumers use at least one zero-price streaming platform to provide entertainment. Why do companies offer zero-cost digital entertainment? How do they make money? Will this model survive in the long run?...
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Behavioural economics Business economics Competitive markets

Public Goods Theory and Private Provision: Why Governments Finance Roads but Do Not Build Them

Published on February 13, 2025

Ocean fishing has become unsustainable due to massive overfishing, leading policymakers to seek limits

The Tragedy of the Commons and Overfishing: Analyzing Global Fisheries Management Policies

Published on February 11, 2025

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Consumer Protection in Payments: What Happens After You Report Fraud

Published on February 11, 2025

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Behavioural economics Business economics Competitive markets

Vertical Differentiation and Market Power in Recruitment Micro-Niches: An Industrial Organisation Perspective

Published on February 10, 2025

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Behavioural economics Business economics Competitive markets

Asymmetric Information and Credence Goods: Why Choosing a Family Solicitor Is So Difficult

Published on February 10, 2025

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Comparative Advantage in the Age of Automation: The Impact of AI on Global Trade Dynamics

Published on February 09, 2025

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What Makes RIAs So Difficult to Sell To

Published on February 08, 2025

Public Goods and the Free Rider Problem: Evaluating Climate Change Mitigation Efforts Across Nations

Public Goods and the Free Rider Problem: Evaluating Climate Change Mitigation Efforts Across Nations

Published on February 04, 2025

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Behavioural economics Managing the economy

The Principle of Market Competition: Retail Investors Venturing into Complex Trading Sectors

Published on February 04, 2025

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Behavioural economics Business economics Competitive markets

Transaction Costs, Market Frictions, and Digital Disintermediation in Mobile Connectivity

Published on February 03, 2025

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Many bosses today use "bossware" to measure and analyze the computer use of white collar workers.

Algorithmic Management and the Economics of Surveillance

Today, many white collar workers are surveilled using "bossware" to log and monitor their online work performance. What are the economic ramification of using algorithmic management and digital surveillance on office employees?...
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