Tags

Conceptual categories and themes that organize our co-goods research.

Antirival
economic_theoryactive

Goods that exhibit increasing returns to shared use, becoming more valuable as more people use them simultaneously

Usage Guidelines:

  • Use for content discussing goods with positive network effects
  • Apply to analysis of sharing economy platforms and network-based products

Related Tags:

network-effectssharing-economycommons
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Commons
economic_theoryactive

Shared resources managed collectively by a community, typically involving common ownership and collaborative governance

Usage Guidelines:

  • Use for content discussing collective resource management
  • Apply to analysis of community-owned and governed resources

Related Tags:

antirivalsharing-economygovernance
Used in: insights, sources
Goods Theory
economic_theoryactive

Economic framework for classifying and understanding different types of goods based on rivalry, excludability, and consumption characteristics

Usage Guidelines:

  • Use for content discussing economic classification of goods (public, private, club, common)
  • Apply to theoretical analysis of good properties and characteristics

Related Tags:

antirivalpublic-goodsprivate-goods
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Network Effects
economic_theoryactive

Economic phenomena where the value of a product or service increases as more people use it, creating positive feedback loops

Usage Guidelines:

  • Use for content discussing platforms and systems that become more valuable with adoption
  • Apply to analysis of user base growth and network value creation

Related Tags:

antirivalsharing-economyplatform-economics
Used in: insights, sources
Sharing Economy
economic_theoryactive

Economic model based on sharing, accessing, and exchanging resources through digital platforms rather than ownership

Usage Guidelines:

  • Use for content discussing platform-mediated resource sharing
  • Apply to analysis of access-based consumption models

Related Tags:

antirivalnetwork-effectsplatform-economics
Used in: insights, sources