economics of content – Economics of Information Society

Information rules (Part 10: Reimagining the news industry for an information society)

Information rules (Part 10: Reimagining the news industry for an information society) Phuah Eng Chye (13 March 2021) It is widely acknowledged the news industry, particularly print-based journalism, is in need of reinvention. Jane Elizabeth notes “as social media grew as a platform and even sometimes a source for breaking news, journalists began to wonder … “Information rules (Part 10: Reimagining the news industry for an information society)”

Information rules (Part 9: The economics of content)

Information rules (Part 9: The economics of content) Phuah Eng Chye (27 February 2021) At first glance, the newspaper industry appears an unlikely victim of information disruption. Earlier innovations of radio and television combined to substantially boost the reach of content and underpin the expansion of the newspaper industry. But this occurred when the environment … “Information rules (Part 9: The economics of content)”

Phuah Eng Chye

I was formerly a securities regulator and equities analyst. I started writing these articles (and a book) because I felt that there were a lot of economic theories that didn’t seem to match up to the realities we are facing. This also means that a lot of policies (based on these theories) are wrong. So I’ve tried to make sense of how things worked based on the paradigm of an information society. Its a challenging topic and difficult to pin down. This means I have had to explore issues over a wide range of policy areas. Over the next few months, I will cover the service economy, the sharing economy, household and work structures before moving onto policy issues on the anorexic economy (role of corporates, basic income, housing affordability) and the financialisation process (capital, monetary policy, securities regulation).

Date	Article/Event
27 April 2024	The dismal decade (Part 5: China and Japanification risks)