This paper proposes a framework for measuring the informal economy that is consistent with internationally agreed concepts and methodology for measuring GDP. Based on the proposed framework, the informal economy 'comprises production of informal sector units, production of goods for own final...

"As an emerging strategic industry in China, the information resource industry (IRI) has had and will continue to have a growing impact on economic and social development. Focusing on the special characteristics of IRI policies in China, this book provides an in-depth discussion of the major...

"The industrialization of information resources has been a growing trend across the world in recent years, especially in China, where the information resource industry (IRI) has expanded exponentially for over more than a decade. While analysing the development conditions of China's IRI, this...

This article is a case for reorienting many antitrust investigations -- and more generally regulatory approaches -- to focus on how control of personal data by corporations can entrench monopoly power in an economy shaped increasingly by the power of "big data." The core source of value being...

Das schnelle Wachstum des INTERNET und des WORLD-WIDE-WEB vermehrt und verändert den Bezug, die Nutzung und damit auch den Wert von Informationen. Das Lehrwerk nähert sich dieser rapide voranschreitenden Entwicklung mit einer ökonomischen Betrachtungsweise, stellt Informationen vor allem als...

Das Lehrwerk konzentriert sich auf die Beschaffung externer Informationen und deren Aufarbeitung und Bereitstellung in betrieblichen Informationssystemen. Es geht um ";knowledge Management";, um Nutzbarmachen externen Wissens in Unternehmen und anderen Organisationen.

"Markets run on information. Buyers make decisions by relying on their knowledge of the products available, and sellers decide what to produce based on their understanding of what buyers want. But the distribution of market information has changed, as consumers increasingly turn to sources that...

The relationships between social networks and economic behavior have been well-documented. However, it is often difficult to distinguish between the role of information sharing and other features of a neighborhood, such as factors that are common to people of the same ethnicities or...

The relationships between social networks and economic behavior have been well-documented. However, it is often difficult to distinguish between the role of information sharing and other features of a neighborhood, such as factors that are common to people of the same ethnicities or...

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Die überregionale Literaturversorgung in Deutschland hat ihre Wurzeln im beginnenden 20. Jahrhundert und hat sich seitdem dank der Förderung durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft und ihrer Vorgängerinstitution beständig weiterentwickelt. Susanne Göttker beschreibt diese Entwicklung von...

An introduction of the data industry to the field of economics This book bridges the gap between economics and data science to help data scientists understand the economics of big data, and enable economists to analyze the data industry. It begins by explaining data resources and introduces the...

Issues relating to globalization and the rise of the New Economy have received much attention from academics. Renewed emphasis has been placed on the importance of locality and cities are seen as gateways to ensuring a competitive role in the global economy. In South Africa, local economic...

Copyright has been increasingly internationalized and, recently, more and more harmonized. However, there has been little theoretical study of international copyright. This paper develops and analyzes a non-cooperative two-country model of copyright, where two countries trade in information...

In 1990, the U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) extended the coverage of its college rankings from only the top 25 to all national universities and colleges. This paper utilizes this exogenous information shock to identify the impact of college quality information on the financial resources of...

"This book addresses the question of whether or not information has become a commodity and examines how infonomics and the "business of free" have changed the way companies must create and market their information to make it most accessible and valuable for their consumers"--Provided by publisher.

This book addresses the question of whether or not information has become a commodity and examines how infonomics and the "business of free" have changed the way companies must create and market their information to make it most accessible and valuable for their consumers. - Provided by publisher

Transition countries, such as the Republic of Moldova, have experienced a growth in the informal sector, which has become an essential part of the economy. It is important because it creates jobs, provides incomes to the population, and produces goods and services. There has also been an...

This paper explores the process of creation of the netbook market by Taiwanese firms as an example of a disruptive innovation by latecomer firms. As an analytical framework, I employ the global value chain perspective to capture the dynamics of vertical inter-firm relationships that drive some...

Applications of news analytics in finance : a review / Leela Mitra and Gautam Mitra -- News analytics : framework, techniques, and metrics / Sanjiv R. Das -- Managing real-time risks and returns : the Thomson Reuters NewsScope event indices / Alexander D. Healy and Andrew W. Lao -- Measuring the...