Innovation incentives in the Internet economy: a multi-sided market approach. The internet is a fundamental infrastructure for economic growth and prosperity in the global economy. Maintaining competition and promoting innovation in the internet industry thus is of paramount importance. The aim of this project is to push the frontier of research and advance public policy regarding the internet and, more generally, towards the ICT industry. The project will develop comprehensive and innovative e ....Innovation incentives in the Internet economy: a multi-sided market approach. The internet is a fundamental infrastructure for economic growth and prosperity in the global economy. Maintaining competition and promoting innovation in the internet industry thus is of paramount importance. The aim of this project is to push the frontier of research and advance public policy regarding the internet and, more generally, towards the ICT industry. The project will develop comprehensive and innovative economic models to understand better the innovation process in the internet industry. This will enable formulation of regulatory policies based on rigorous and evidence-based analysis to create an environment that would help the Australian economy sustain global competitiveness in the innovation-driven internet industry.Read moreRead less
Emissions trading and the design and operation of Australia's energy markets. Past research has applied the methods of experimental economics to focus on capacity markets, futures markets, and demand side response management options for electricity markets in the United States of America. This project will examine research priorities for Australia's energy markets. These include market impacts on investment decision-making, trade in Renewable Energy Certificates, and the consequences of carbon e ....Emissions trading and the design and operation of Australia's energy markets. Past research has applied the methods of experimental economics to focus on capacity markets, futures markets, and demand side response management options for electricity markets in the United States of America. This project will examine research priorities for Australia's energy markets. These include market impacts on investment decision-making, trade in Renewable Energy Certificates, and the consequences of carbon emissions trading for energy market outcomes. Australia's electricity markets are primarily financial markets and new policy developments present both risks and opportunities. By designing and testing markets, experiments will be used to test market performance and for unforeseen consequences of new market policies.Read moreRead less