Journal of Information Economics

oa Open Access

E-ISSN: 2972-3671

Journal of Information Economics (JIE) is an international journal that aims to publish peer-reviewed research about the production, distribution, use and management of information. JIE seeks a scholarly understanding that is based on empirical research and builds novel theoretical contributions. The purpose of the journal is to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum for theoretical and empirical research that addresses the needs of other researchers, government, and professionals who are involved in the policy-making process. Papers that provoke critical thinking on important subjects are welcomed, including articles that focus on research impact and contributions to knowledge in our special section. The aim is to provide a forum that brings together innovative, reflective, and rigorous scholarship while being relevant for practice.

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Pseudocode and Algorithms for Computer Simulations of Democratically Planned Economies
by Mitchell Szczepanczyk
JIE 2023, 1 (3); 10.58567/jie01030004 - 26 October 2023
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The claim that “there is no third way” besides the economic models of capitalism and communism has faced a challenge from a new and growing body of research into a “third way” economic paradigm known as democratic planning. In this paper, we explore one of these democratic planning models–Robin Hahnel and Michael Albert’s model of a participa [...] Read more

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From E-commerce to V-commerce: Understanding the Impact of Virtual Reality and Metaverse on Economic Activities
by Robertas Damaševičius
JIE 2023, 1 (3); 10.58567/jie01030005 - 26 October 2023
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This paper explores the transformative journey from traditional e-commerce to the emerging realm of virtual commerce (v-commerce) within the metaverse, a collective virtual shared space created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual reality. The metaverse, with its immersive and interactive capabilities, is reshaping the land [...] Read more

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Digital Transformation in the New Zealand Retail Banking Sector: Challenges and Opportunities for Elderly Customers
by Indrapriya Kularatne
JIE 2023, 1 (3); 10.58567/jie01030002 - 11 October 2023
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This research focuses on the digital transformation of retail banking in New Zealand, focusing on the challenges and opportunities elderly customers face. The banking industry is undergoing unprecedented change as technology evolves and customer needs change. However, elderly customers face physical and security challenges associated with digital transformation and lower accept [...] Read more

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Impact of third-party online payment systems on trade, export, import, and internet retailing
by Isaac Appiah-Otoo , Xudong Chen , Na Song  and  Camara Kwasi Obeng
JIE 2023, 1 (3); 10.58567/jie01030003 - 11 October 2023
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This study estimates the impact of third-party online payment systems on trade, export, import, and Internet retailing in China. Also, the study examines the financial development mechanism via which third-party payment affects trade, export, import, and Internet retailing in China. By employing a sample of 31 provinces in China covering 2011 to 2018, the findings indicate that [...] Read more

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Tech-driven transformation: Investigating digitalization dynamics across varying firm sizes
by Eleonora Santos
JIE 2023, 1 (3); 10.58567/jie01030001 - 15 September 2023
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The dynamic patterns of technology adoption among firms clustered by size are investigated to assess the implications arising from the digital divide. Using data from the “Survey on the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Enterprises (IUTICE)" dataset for 2003-2022, provided by the Portuguese Institute of Statistics, the research centers on three key vari [...] Read more

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The role of financial drivers on regional economic resilience: Does information technology level matter?
by Xiaoli Hao  and  Junhong Qu
JIE 2023, 1 (2); 10.58567/jie01020001 - 01 July 2023
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Economic globalization has intensified economic volatility around the world, and the importance of economic resilience has become increasingly prominent in the face of rising uncertainty due to frequent domestic and foreign shocks. Based on provincial panel data in China from 2008-2019, a comprehensive indicator system is constructed to measure regional economic resilience (RER [...] Read more
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Nexus between information technology and economic growth: new insights from India
by Asif Raihan
JIE 2023, 1 (2); 10.58567/jie01020003 - 01 July 2023
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The objective of this research is to investigate, using time series data ranging from 1992 to 2021, the effects of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth (GDP) in India. The stationarity of the data was examined by employing unit root tests, and an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) technique was used to inves [...] Read more
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Rethinking Education in the Age of AI: The Importance of Developing Durable Skills in the Industry 4.0
by James Hutson  and  Jason Ceballos
JIE 2023, 1 (2); 10.58567/jie01020002 - 01 July 2023
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This article discusses the pressing need to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into education to facilitate customizable, individualized, and on-demand learning pathways. At the same time, while AI has the potential to expand the learner base and improve learning outcomes, the development of NACE Competencies and durable skills – communication, critical thinking, crea [...] Read more

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Do policy coordination dynamics matter? A quantitative analysis perspective on China's scientific and technological policy evolution
by Yu Yang  and  Nur Ajrun Khalid
JIE 2023, 1 (2); 10.58567/jie01020004 - 01 July 2023
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Even though policy coordination is one of the oldest challenges that governments have to confront, as problems evolve and "New Public Management" concepts emerge, it has become even more essential. The current literature on policy coordination among government agencies, however, shows little regarding the way coordination is managed under centralized political systems [...] Read more
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Internal controls and corporate technological innovation: Empirical evidence from Chinese listed companies
by Nannan Wang  and  Dengfeng Cui
JIE 2023, 1 (2); 10.58567/jie01020005 - 01 July 2023
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As the underlying institutional design for enterprise risk management, it is important to study whether and how internal control affects enterprise technological innovation in the current context of increased economic policy uncertainty. Based on the principal-agent theory and information asymmetry theory, this paper explores the impact of internal control on corporate technolo [...] Read more