Abstract
Many participants in this year’s International Symposium of the Economics of e-Commerce and Networking Decisions may ask: what is the economics of e-commerce and networking decisions? After having had a look at the preliminary programme of the symposium, you may wonder what is meant by ‘inframarginal analysis’ and what is the relationship between inframarginal analysis and e-commerce? Some participants may think that this is a strange combination of two separate and distinct fields: one is a very business-oriented discussion about e-commerce in the real world and the other, a very academic economic analysis of networking decisions. Some may even think of this as a gimmick to sell boring economic theory by bundling it with the e-commerce stuff, which is of interest to many business economists. This speech addresses this concern and provides motivation for this symposium.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Economics of E-Commerce and Networking Decisions |
| Subtitle of host publication | Applications and Extensions of Inframarginal Analysis |
| Editors | Y-K Ng, H Shi, G-Z Sun |
| Place of Publication | Houndmills UK |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Pages | 11-23 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781403938374 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780333999325 |
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| Publication status | Published - 19 Dec 2003 |