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Notes on the platform economy
Shorter-form commentary between the papers — new findings, method notes, and takes on platform governance and performance in the wild. Placeholder posts below; replace them with your own.
What makes a two-sided market tip?
A short walk through the design levers — search visibility, default ranking, and messaging frictions — that decide whether a marketplace reaches liquidity or stalls.
Do certification badges actually build trust?
Reviews, ratings, and Superhost-style badges are everywhere. When do these signals improve match quality, and when do they just move behavior around?
Governing complementors without killing the ecosystem
The strategic tension every platform faces: grow the ecosystem, or control it. A note on where governance helps and where it backfires.
The city-sized footprint of home-sharing
Short-term rentals don't stay inside the app. A look at the spillovers onto housing, prices, and neighborhoods — and what the evidence actually says.