Veranstaltung
16.10.2020
09:00 Uhr - 17:00 Uhr | Virtual event
Weizenbaum Symposium: New Perspectives on the Digital Economy - Sharing, Gigs, and Platforms
The one-day symposium will provide a novel venue for researchers across fields (e.g., economics, sociology, information systems, law, communication) to present their work on the digital economy and debate a wide array of issues in an international research environment.
8.45 – 9.00
Welcome & Check-in
Session I: Sharing & Participation
9.00 – 9.20
Arto Lanamäki | University of Vaasa and Tallinn University
“Ambiguity and the Rule of Law: The Case of Taximeter Regulation in Finland”
9.20 – 9.40
Grant Blank | Oxford Internet Institute
“TBA”
9.40 – 10.00
Jason Whalley | Northumbria University
“Prisoners of a Platform? How Connectivity, Skills and Geography Shape Participation in the Sharing Economy”
10.00 – 10.20
Group Discussion
Session II: Sharing Cultures & the Gig Economy
10.50 – 11.10
Anton Fedosov | University of Zurich
“Towards Designing for Sharing Cultures: Exploring Physical Encounters and Digital Interactions in a Local Resource Sharing Community in Switzerland”
11.10 – 11.30
Niels van Doorn | University of Amsterdam
“What Do Platforms Want (and What Do They Need)? Apprehending the Gig Economy”
11.30 – 11.50
Gemma Newlands | University of Amsterdam and BI Norwegian Business School
“Anthropotropism: Searching for Recognition in the Scandinavian Gig Economy’”
11.50 – 12.10
Group Discussion
Session III: Algorithms, AI & Ratings
13.30 – 13.50
Mareike Möhlmann | Bentley University
“Algorithmic management – A study of Uber drivers”
13.50 – 14.10
Bettina Berendt | Weizenbaum-Institute/TU Berlin/KU Leuven
“Keep you friends close, but your adversaries closer”
14.10 – 14.30
Aaron Kolleck | Weizenbaum-Institute/TU Berlin
“Rating dynamics on Airbnb: Survival of the fittest?”
14.30 – 14.50
Group Discussion
Session IV: Competition & Regulation
15.20 – 15.40:
Heli Koski | Etla/Aalto University
“Do Data Giants Kill Competition?”
15.40 – 16.00
Sofia Ranchordas | University of Groningen
“The End of Free Sharing: A Discussion of the EU Legal Framework of Home-Sharing and Ride-Sharing Platforms”
16.00 – 16.20
Justus Haucap | DICE/HHU Düsseldorf
“Market power in digital markets: New competition tools and ex ante regulatory instruments”
16.20 – 16.40
Group Discussion
16.40 – 17.00
Closing Remarks
To register for the event, please write to:
Christoph Lutz (christoph.lutz[at]bi.no) and Volker Stocker (vstocker[at]inet.tu-berlin.de)