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Surplus Values In Information Ecosystems

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  • BENGT CARLSSON

    (Department of Computer Science, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Soft Center, 372 25 Ronneby, Sweden)

  • PAUL DAVIDSSON

    (Department of Computer Science, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Soft Center, 372 25 Ronneby, Sweden)

Abstract

A model of surplus values within information ecosystems is presented. The model is based on the classical definition of surplus value. However, as this definition was developed within a manufacturing industry context, some modifications are necessary to adopt it to the context of information ecosystems, e.g. by taking into account that products are "virtual" rather than physical. Just as in agent-based computational economics, here the economics is modelled as evolving systems of autonomous interacting agents in an evolutionary framework. In this way the resulting model is able to capture more dynamic scenarios. The model is formally specified in terms of price, profit, and group gaining functions and is applied to some examples of societies of selfish agents in antagonistic groups to illustrate its dynamic properties. Moreover, the paper show how the model builds upon labour theory of value and contrasts it to consumer value models.

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  • Bengt Carlsson & Paul Davidsson, 2002. "Surplus Values In Information Ecosystems," International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 1(03), pages 559-571.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijitdm:v:01:y:2002:i:03:n:s021962200200035x
    DOI: 10.1142/S021962200200035X
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    1. Yen-Hao Hsieh & Soe-Tsyr Yuan & Hsiao-Chen Liu, 2014. "Service interaction design: A Hawk-Dove game based approach to managing customer expectations for oligopoly service providers," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 16(4), pages 697-713, September.

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