Understanding the strategies of crowdfunding platforms

(This article, co-authored by Paul Belleflamme, Nessrine Omrani and Martin Peitz, has been published in the CESIfo DICE Report …

“Big Data in the Platform Economy” – A Digest of the Conference

On May 13, 2016, the editors of IPdigIT organized a one-day conference to study the growing importance of ‘Big …

Conference: Big Data in the Platform Economy (May 13, 2016)

On Friday May 13, 2016, IPdigIT (together with CIPI, CORE and Crides) organizes a one-day conference on ‘Big Data …

Incumbents and the sharing economy: the example of GM

It is safe to say that the automotive industry experiences some turmoil; cars themselves, as well as the way …

Cross-border parcel prices hamper EU-wide E-commerce

  The author of post is our colleague Wouter Vergote. Wouter holds of PhD in economics from Columbia University. …

Taking on Uber

Over the past six years, Uber has become a synonym for on-demand transportation services. The San-Francisco based start-up pioneered …

Targeted prices and privacy: the hidden cost of hiding

The recent developments in digital technologies (e-commerce, social media and networks, mobile computing, sensor technologies) have not only driven …

YouTube turns freemium

On October 28th YouTube launched its new subscription service YouTube Red. So far it is only available for viewers …

Les plateformes de crowdfunding : comprendre leurs rôles et leurs stratégies

Comme déjà expliqué sur ce blog (en anglais), le crowdfunding (ou financement participatif) est une forme alternative de financement qui …

Brussels Internet & Telecom Seminars (July 16, 2015)

Both Paul Belleflamme and Alain Strowel will contribute to the next Brussels Internet & Telecom Seminar that takes place on …