Philipp Riederle researches instruments to distribute the power of digital platform monopolists. He analyses the effects of vertical separation and interoperability in decentralised platform ecosystems.
He has worked as a management consultant, keynote speaker, and book author on Digital Generations. He holds a BA in degree in ‘Sociology, Politics, and Economics’ and a MSc in ‘Social Science of the Internet’.
Digital Platform Economics, Digital Platform Power, Digital Platform Governance, Decentralised Platforms, Interoperability.
The shift to cloud represents a reversal of the 1980s personal computing revolution: computation is moving from personal devices back into large, centralized facilities. This project seeks to understand the economic drivers of this reversal.
Professor of Economic Sociology and Digital Social Research
Vili Lehdonvirta examines the politics and socio-economic impacts of digital technologies. He is one of the world's most cited authors on gig work and the platform economy. His current research deals with the geopolitics of digital infrastructures.
Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow
Greg Taylor's research focuses on the economics of competition policy and regulation for digital and technology markets.
