In this episode of The Business of Information, Chris Mohr is joined by Alice Gambarin, Associate Director and Lead Economist at Oxford Economics, to unpack the complex relationship between innovation, regulation, and economic growth in the digital age. They explore how economic modeling and impact research can help policymakers navigate tradeoffs in digital market regulation—especially as new rules, like the EU’s Digital Markets Act, introduce real-world consequences for platforms and users alike.
Alice shares insights from her team’s recent work with SIIA and discusses why innovation—not just competition—must remain central to the global regulatory conversation. She explains how scale, data, and network effects shape the digital economy, and how misaligned policies could hinder both innovation and national security in the years ahead.
In this conversation, you’ll hear:
Why scale and innovation are tightly linked in digital markets
Examples of unintended consequences from Europe’s DMA rollout
How data and cybersecurity factor into national security debates
The tension between regulatory goals and real-world user experience
What policymakers should consider before targeting large platforms
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