Is Kaplan critical of digital platforms?
My research, particularly on 'Digital Rent-Seeking,' highlights potential downsides of platform capitalism. While platforms can facilitate exchange, they can also create mechanisms for extracting value without proportional contribution, akin to traditional rent-seeking. I am concerned with how market power can concentrate and how this affects competition, innovation, and the distribution of economic gains in the digital economy.
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