Thank you for posting this truly excellent article. Those who wish to dig deeper into some of the areas mentioned by Geoff might wish to read some of the following books: http://www.boundary2.org/2018/03/richard-hill-review-of-bauer-and-latzer-han... http://www.boundary2.org/2018/10/richard-hill-too-big-to-be-review-of-wu-the... http://www.boundary2.org/2018/02/richard-hill-knots-of-statelike-power-revie... Best, Richard

-----Original Message----- From: cooperation-wg [mailto:cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net] On Behalf Of Mirjam Kuehne Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 16:34 To: cooperation-wg@ripe.net Subject: [cooperation-wg] New on RIPE Labs: Internet Economics is a Thing and we Need to Take Note

Dear colleagues,

Please read this new article by Geoff Huston on RIPE Labs. Inspired by a workshop about Internet economics, Geoff talks about consolidation, the effects of regulation on a network where more and more traffic goes 'dark' and the importance of open measurements platforms and open data sets.

https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gih/internet-economics-is-a-thing-and-we- need-to-take-note

Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC