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		eqvinox on June 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Land value tax in online games and virtual worlds ... Why are you expecting economists to publish such papers for free? All metaverse projects I've seen so far are proprietary commercial ventures.

Ono-Sendai on June 14, 2024 [–]

Because economists are often academics that get public funding.

eqvinox on June 14, 2024 | [–]

That's exactly the point. It is not appropriate to use public funds to research aspects specific to private commercial enterprises.

Ono-Sendai on June 14, 2024 | | [–]

I tried to find some research on repeated auctions, couldn't find any.

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