Introduction to Economics of Digitization

Class 1: Introduction and economics of internet access

Lecture slides are here. The password will be announced in the course.

Please read in advance:

• Goldfarb, A. and Tucker, C., 2019. Digital economics. Journal of Economic Literature, 57(1), pp.3-43.

• Greenstein, S., Peitz, M. and Valletti, T., 2016. Net neutrality: A fast lane to understanding the trade-offs. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 30(2), pp.127-50.

Class 2: Economics of innovation and copyright

Lecture slides are here. The password will be announced in the course.

Please read in advance:

• Waldfogel, J., 2017. How digitization has created a golden age of music, movies, books, and television. Journal of economic perspectives, 31(3), pp.195-214.

Class 3: Economics of privacy

Lecture slides are here. The password will be announced in the course.

Please read in advance:

• Peukert, C., Bechtold, S., Batikas, M. and Kretschmer, T., 2021. Regulatory spillovers and data governance: Evidence from the GDPR. Forthcoming in Marketing Science.