The results show that governance effectiveness does not improve linearly with regulatory intensity, but may converge to multiple stable equilibria and exhibit strong path dependence, highlighting the importance of early institutional design and sustained incentive alignment in platform governance.
Vulnerability disclosure platforms have become important intermediaries in cybersecurity governance, where governments and platforms interact under conditions of information asymmetry, heterogeneous incentives, and dynamic strategic adaptation. A central question is whether such platforms should be governed through uni...
Liu-Rong Zhao, Lin Nie, Meng-Yu Sun· Frontiers of Physics· 0 citations
After experiencing explosive growth, live-stream e-commerce has continued to face frequent issues regarding product quality and transaction order. Platforms, entrusted with a gatekeeper role by regulation, repeatedly fail in their oversight duties, creating a structural dilemma that urgently requires explanation. This...
Jun-Rong Ye· Economics and Public Policy· 0 citations
The digitalization of the economy calls for a more in-depth understanding of the institutional mechanisms underlying digital platforms. While conventional approaches often view platforms as technological intermediaries that reduce transaction costs, their role extends beyond facilitating market interactions. Platforms...
Addressing the opportunistic behavior of retailers operating within the unique spaces of transportation hub ecosystems, which exploit strong temporal and spatial constraints and geographic monopolies, this paper constructs a three-party evolutionary game model involving transportation hub authorities, micro-merchant en...
Although token economies have become a defining feature of many Web3 platforms, their ability to sustain participation over time remains uncertain. A recurring pattern can be observed across several ecosystems: rapid initial growth is often followed by declining engagement, weakening trust, and unstable participati...
Oligopoly stands as a major driver controlled by only a few large firms having a huge market
share in an industry, adding significant impact on market dynamics. This study provides
complete insights on oligopoly and prisoner’s dilemma in e-commerce price wars. It analyzes
different features of oligopoly, strategic inte...
Arav Kukreja· International journal of soc...· 0 citations
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