network effects · Cohort + async
Digital Economy and Platform Markets
This anchor module maps how platforms coordinate supply and demand, where market power shows up in data and defaults, and how regulators reason about remedies without breaking innovation. You work through live cases from ride-hailing and marketplaces with cohort discussion.
What is included
- Two-sided market diagrams you can reuse in memos
- Pricing exercises with complement goods and bundles
- Case labs on interoperability and data portability
- Readings on merger review in digital sectors
- Workshop on drafting a proportionate remedy
- Office hours with a digital economist
- Peer review of a one-page platform brief
Outcomes
- Explain indirect network effects in your own sector
- Compare two plausible pricing models with trade-offs stated
- Outline a policy question suitable for a regulator workshop
FAQ
Do I need calculus?
No. We use graphs and spreadsheets; optional math notes are provided.
Is live attendance required?
Workshops are recorded, but two live sessions build the most value for teams.
What is not included?
Legal advice and firm-specific confidential data are out of scope; we teach frameworks only.
Participant notes
“The two-sided market diagrams from week two became our internal brief for a pricing review — concrete, not abstract.”
“Clear readings; I wanted one more session on interoperability edge cases, but the office hour covered it well.”