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The aim of this article is to shed light on how ongoing structural change towards the global digital economy condition urban economic development. Discussion starts with a brief reference to the growth machine thesis and its emphasis on the interests of ...
Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko +2 more
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La grande scommessa. Turismo e pandemia a Firenze.
This paper is centred on the analysis of some recent developments of the touristic system in the italian city of Firenze. The COVID-19 pandemic hit hard the urban economic system of the city, which is increasingly dependent on tourism.
Alessio Di Marco +2 more
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The rise of the sharing economy: estimating the impact of Airbnb on the hotel industry [PDF]
Peer-to-peer markets, collectively known as the sharing economy, have emerged as alternative suppliers of goods and services traditionally provided by long-established industries.
Byers, John W. +2 more
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What’s in a word? Platforms Supporting the Platform Economy
This paper aspires to develop a deeper understanding of the sharing/collaborative/platform economy, and in particular of the technical mechanisms upon which the digital platforms supporting it are built. In surveying the research literature, the paper identifies a gap between studies from economical, social or socio-technical angles, and presentations ...
Bødker, Susanne +2 more
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This article aims to highlight the role of public authorities and their governance approach in the development of MaaS (Mobility as a Service) - multimodal mobility platforms.
Julia JANKE
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Google Scholar: Platforming the Scholarly Economy
Google Scholar has become an important player in the scholarly economy. Whereas typical academic publishers sell bibliometrics, analytics and ranking products, Alphabet, through Google Scholar, provides “free” tools for academic search and scholarly evaluation that have made it central to academic practice.
Jake Goldenfein, Daniel Griffin
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A methodology for full-system power modeling in heterogeneous data centers [PDF]
The need for energy-awareness in current data centers has encouraged the use of power modeling to estimate their power consumption. However, existing models present noticeable limitations, which make them application-dependent, platform-dependent ...
Da G. +4 more
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Platform Economy and Internet Platform Monopoly
With the development of computer technology and network technology, the era of digital economy has arrived, the Internet platform economy has flourished, and a number of Internet enterprises with certain influence have emerged at home and abroad. Among them, the large Internet enterprises use their own platform's advantageous position in data, traffic ...
Jiuding Li, Shuaiming Gao
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‘Ghost Accounts’, ‘Joki Accounts’ and ‘Account Therapy’
This article shows how motorcycle taxi drivers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia deal with labour insecurity, tighter competition, minimum social welfare, decreased tariff and bonuses and longer working hours.
Wening Mustika, Amalinda Savirani
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Platform Economy and Product Liability: Old Rules for New Markets
According to statistics, Amazon is one of the most-used online marketplaces worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns to reduce the spread of the virus have shown how critical online marketplaces are to enable e-commerce and keep ...
Tomás García-Micó
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