The business of the internet behaves distinctly in Europe from elsewhere, belying clichés about the digital economy being "global, flat and neutral". Those differences are mainly associated with distinctive business practices and they are manifest in the architecture and dynamic features of...

In this paper we use a novel IO model to show changes in market power that indicate the character of convergence in the digital economy. We show how changing business strategies, including shifts in investment practices, accommodate modular approaches to business by realigning relationships...

Four studies on ICT labor markets show how technology makes a difference to growth. Different skills are entrenched into the broader economy in their own ways. Technologies in mature manufacturing industries change slowly and employment growth has smaller knock-on effects than those in new...

The Internet is currently undergoing a major process of change and transformation. It is moving away from a basic model of layered architecture to a modular architecture with integrated provisioning of digital services and products to users (Garud, Kumaraswamy et al. 2003; Clark 2004; Fransman, 2010 and...