Studies in digital economy and platform research
Business Skills
Being data literate does not require becoming a data scientist. It does require enough understanding to interpret what data people show you, ask useful questions about methodology, and avoid common pi...
Consumer Research
This study analyzes consumer behavior on mobile commerce platforms across six markets (India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Brazil, and Vietnam) using transaction data from 2.8 million users over twelve...
Market Analysis
The Asia-Pacific region accounts for over 55% of global digital entertainment revenue and continues to outpace other regions in growth rate. Driven by a combination of massive populations, increasing ...
Opinion
We talk about platform accountability a lot. Congressional hearings, op-eds, regulatory proposals — the discourse is voluminous. Yet what we actually do about it is limited. I want to argue that the g...
Fintech
Real-time payment systems expanded significantly in 2026. Brazil's PIX, India's UPI, and a growing list of similar national infrastructure projects processed record transaction volumes....
Culture
Over the last year of travel, I have eaten alone in restaurants in twelve cities across four continents. What I thought would be mildly uncomfortable logistics turned out to reveal surprising amounts ...
Technology
The web that emerged from the 2000s was genuinely open. Independent blogs, forums, and personal sites carried substantial traffic. RSS readers aggregated content without platform intermediation. Searc...
Opinion
Longtermism — the philosophical position that we should weight the interests of future generations heavily in our current decisions — has gained influence in tech circles. I want to argue that applyin...
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