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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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Today's workers may be less productive due to technological advances intended to distract them.

Attention as an Economic Resource

Published on February 21, 2026

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How to Bridge Traditional Banking with Digital Finance

Published on February 20, 2026

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Incomplete Contracts and Complex Requirements: Contract Theory and the Persistence of Bespoke Website Design Services

Published on February 20, 2026

Firms will soon be using AI modeling to determine their optimal level of output and pricing.

Algorithmic Collusion Without Communication

Published on February 20, 2026

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Shifts in the UK economy are changing attitudes to investment risk

Published on February 10, 2026

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Comparative Advantage and Specialization in Execution: Ricardo’s Law Applied to SaaS Development

Published on February 03, 2026

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Bounded Rationality and Behavioral Frictions: Why Simple Digital Tools Outcompete “Built-In” Features

Published on January 30, 2026

When you are shopping online, is the seller using psychological tricks to manipulate you into buying more?

Dark Patterns and the Economics of Consumer Mistakes

Published on January 23, 2026

The high costs of data centers has limited the expansion of AI for now, creating an oligopoly market.

Compute Constraints and the New Economics of Scarcity in AI

Published on January 22, 2026

We all have the same 24 hours in a day, meaning our attention is a valuable asset to advertisers!

Attention Markets and the Economics of Time Scarcity

Published on January 18, 2026

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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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