Politická ekonomie 2005, 53(3):383-404 | DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.512

Vymezení a aktuální problémy informační ekonomiky

Petr Očko
Ministerstvo financí ČR a Ústav informačních studií a knihovnictví, Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha.

Definition and topical problems of the information economy

The core aim of this paper is to suggest comprehensive definition of the information economy and delineate the range of economic problems it deals with, paying particular attention to its connections to the economics of information. The text, in the extent provided, can not investigate thoroughly all the subjects associated with the information economy; it rather presents overview of the most important issues and illustrates them with examples from real and virtual markets. The major subjects concerned include: information asymmetries, revelation principle, network effects and externalities, economies of scale, standard wars, switching costs and lock-ins, multiple competitive equilibria, characteristics of online markets, impact of information technology on productivity, implications for governmental policies.

Keywords: productivity, economics of information, information economy, network economy, economics of networks, information asymmetry, e-commerce, competitive equilibrium
JEL classification: C70, D23, D40, D80, O12, O30, O47

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Očko, P. (2005). Definition and topical problems of the information economy. Politická ekonomie, 53(3), 383-404. doi: 10.18267/j.polek.512
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