Digital Economy

The digital economy encompasses the economic activities facilitated by digital technologies, focusing on understanding its structure, regulation, and impact. Current research emphasizes the interplay between platform design, user behavior, and algorithmic decision-making, employing models like transformer-based graph neural networks for prediction and reinforcement learning for platform optimization and collusion mitigation. This research is crucial for addressing challenges like the attention economy, the economic effects of internet shutdowns, and the development of effective regulatory frameworks for fair competition and consumer welfare in increasingly algorithmic marketplaces.