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Today, thanks to Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), diverse software can communicate with each other.

API Economies and the Modularization of Production

The dozens of apps on your phone can communicate with each other thanks to Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), which revolutionized software beginning in the year 2000. What are the economic ramifications of modularized production, where add-ons and expansions abound?...
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Debt Sustainability and Intertemporal Budget Constraints: Development Traps in Belt and Road Financing

Published on March 08, 2026

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Credit Rationing and Information Asymmetry: The Economics Behind Online Micro-Loans

Published on March 02, 2026

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Incomplete Contracts and Complex Requirements: Contract Theory and the Persistence of Bespoke Website Design Services

Published on February 20, 2026

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Comparative Advantage and Specialization in Execution: Ricardo’s Law Applied to SaaS Development

Published on February 03, 2026

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Bounded Rationality and Behavioral Frictions: Why Simple Digital Tools Outcompete “Built-In” Features

Published on January 30, 2026

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Adaptive Learning as Bayesian Updating: Decision Theory in Modern Test Prep

Published on September 18, 2025

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Information Asymmetry and the Rise of Expat-Focused Real Estate Brokerages

Published on June 13, 2025

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Transaction Cost Economics and The Demise of Wire Transfers

Published on June 06, 2025

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Reducing Transaction Costs Through Effective Document Management Systems

Published on June 06, 2025

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Information Economics and Signaling: Why Referral Marketing Works in Markets with Imperfect Information

Published on June 05, 2025

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AI can work much faster than human employees, but rates of AI hallucinations and other errors remain significant.

The Economics of AI Hallucinations and Error Costs

AI can be great, but "AI hallucinations" are frequent when AI software attempts to plug in data holes with information that it creates. This can include "ghost citations" of false sources of information. What will firms do to limit the dangers of AI error?...
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