Fintech Thrust Seminar | Platform Regulation: From the Perspective of Network Effects, Algorithms, and Big Data
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Platform Regulation: From the Perspective of Network Effects, Algorithms, and Big Data
Abstract:
Platform research has much focused on network effects, algorithms, and big data as the key factors for value creation. On that basis, people have developed platform strategies and designs in explaining how a platform creates value. However, from another perspective, platforms can also increase their market power by leveraging these three factors, leading to research on platform regulation. This presentation consists of three papers, which respectively study the practical problems encountered in platform regulation from the perspective of these three factors, including:
1) Algorithm Envelopment in Platform Markets;
2) An Open Big Data Policy and Financial Inclusion in a Platform Ecosystem;
3) Impact of the Super App on Platform Competition: Evidence from WeChat Mini Program.
Dr. Zhou joined the Department of Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong as an assistant professor in 2021. He received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from Boston University and B.A. in Financial Management from Peking University. His research focuses on platform strategy and design, platform regulation, and innovation & entrepreneurship in the digital economy.
He used to work in China’s Ministry of Finance and participated in the design of many economic policies, including corporate innovation policies, financial policies to support SMEs, and corporate regulation policies. He has a deep understanding of how China’s system works and is good at understanding platform economy in the context of China’s system.