The content creator economy has rapidly emerged as a new labor market, enabling ordinary individuals equipped with a smartphone or a video camera to embark on real online careers. We analyze over 18,000 YouTube channels created in Italy between 2006 and 2023 and show that, despite being highly...

Lifelong education includes both formal and informal learning patterns across an individual's life, aimed at continuous personal development and enhancing societal quality of life. This concept emerged as an extension of educational advancements, representing a broader, more profound...

Background: The adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) is transforming supply chains in the European Union, affecting logistical performance, economic integration and sustainability. This study examines the extent to which ICT adoption affects logistics efficiency in the 27...

This study investigates the impact of tokenomics and the integration of blockchain technology on China’s digital economy, focusing on how blockchain adoption influences traditional business models. As China becomes a global leader in digital transformation, understanding the role of the...

This editorial introduces the Special Issue on Emerging Digital Platforms and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). The collected articles explore how disintermediation through blockchain technology is redefining value creation, ownership models, financial stability, and decentralized governance. Key...

The prosumer concept has become increasingly relevant in the current economy, necessitating the development of resilient and adaptive business models. Given the lack of a systematic framework for evaluating prosumers, the present study aimed to develop a framework of reference for assessing the...

Objective:This paper examines the relationship between labour market characteristics and innovations in the OECD countries. Specifically, this study adopts a quantitative approach, primarily focused on employing correlation analysis to explore the relationship between labour market institutions,...

Objective: This paper explores the pivotal role of the digitalisation of public administration services as part of the development of the digital economy in post-war Ukraine. It aims to analyse how this factor contributes to rebuilding and modernising the nation's economic and administrative...

Objective: To identify the barriers to digitalisation micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Poland face, using enterprises in Dolnośląskie voivodeship as an example. Research Design & Methods: A review of the subject literature on the essence, level and importance of the...

This study examines the development of the digital economy and society in the Republic of Kazakhstan by combining international benchmarking with a context-specific national framework. It highlights the limitations of existing global indices such as DESI, NRI, and EGDI in capturing the...

Given the compromising effect of energy rebound on energy conservation efforts and environmental sustainability, plentiful research has focused on evaluating its size and scope in the past; however, there is a scarcity in the exploration of its potential drivers, especially the impacts of the...

This study focuses on the impact of China's digital economy on sustainable modernization from 2011 to 2021, using provincial panel data for empirical analysis. By applying threshold and mediation models, we find that the digital economy promotes modernization through industrial upgrading (with a...

This study addresses the critical need to understand how digital economy advancements and financial structures influence renewable energy technological innovations (RETI) in the eight major (M − 8) countries over the period from 2011 to 2022. Utilizing simultaneous quantile regression (SQR)...

Reasonably pricing data resources contributes to the development of the digital economy. However, in the early stage of the development of the data market, the data transaction volume is small, and the resulting small sample problem makes it difficult to accurately model and forecast the price...

By using the Global Malmquist-Luenberger (GML) index method to measure the green economic growth (GEG) of 30 Chinese provinces from 2007 to 2019, this research employs a dynamic panel model to estimate the nexus between the digital economy and GEG, focusing specifically on the role of...

Information technology (IT) strategic planning plays a pivotal role in enhancing the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), improving operational efficiency and decision-making, and fostering innovation. This systematic review aims to synthesize the impacts of IT strategic...

This study investigates the possible socio-economic impacts of Hyperloop technology on establishing and reshaping EU trade routes. Hyperloop - a novel ultra-high-speed transportation system - demonstrates the capability to achieve supersonic speeds to move cargo and passengers. Delivering goods...

Against the backdrop of production and sales globalization, a country can utilize its trade network position to secure greater benefits from international trade and gradually enhance its economic and trade influence. This process is inseparable from the rational allocation of production factors....