The Digital Economy - The economics of "Big Tech"

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In this course, we will study the novel challenges of the digital economy. The course will begin with economic concepts and issues related to the network industry structure, in particular market power analysis and the appropriate regulatory and antitrust responses. Policy issues related to net neutrality, network access and the "digital divide" will form the next segment of the course. The exchange of personal information for access to "free" networks will then be examined from both an economic and policy perspective. We will conclude by comparing and constrasting various international approaches to the digital economy.