List of Research Briefs

Digital-era "People's Capitalism" policy is necessarily detailed and nuanced. We periodically update briefs that condense research with policy experts, technologists, worker communities and politicians. 

 

Briefs span three categories. Click any title to read:

 

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1) Context

Online Markets happened suddenly. They reshaped our economies. Benchmarks for evaluation lead to scoping of positive potential and how it could be unlocked:

 

• How to Rank an E-Market 

  • Current Attempts to Mitigate Market Harms

• The Untapped Potential of Horizontal E-Markets      

• Overview of an Enabling Concession 

 

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2) Public Service Obligations

Five obligations on operators define digital markets as a regulated public utility. They enable sustainably profitable businesses, mirroring rules of other privately funded public facilities:

 

• Operators' Funding Obligations 

• A Uniform Transaction Markup 

• Granular Transaction Formula 

• Structural Decentralization 

• Neutrality, Transparency, Checks & Balances 

 

 

3) Impact of People's Capitalism

How might market economies change if anyone can harness enabling e-markets to open possibilities, launch services, experiment and build their earnings?

 

• People's Financial Markets 

  • Human Capital as an Asset Class 

• Greening a Microeconomy 

• Upgrading the Safety Net 

• Implementation by Transition Economies 

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