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Real economy versus virtual economy — New challenges for nowadays society
Real economy versus virtual economy — New challenges for nowadays society

Author(s): Veronica-Adriana Popescu, Cristina-Raluca Popescu
Subject(s): Social Informatics, Marketing / Advertising, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: real economy; virtual economy; Internet games; virtual goods; digital economy; digital micro tasks; real goods and services; economic calculations;

Summary/Abstract: In the paper Real Economy versus Virtual Economy — New Challenges for Nowadays Society our goal is to present the importance of both real economy and virtual economy. At the begging of our research, we have presented the main views of some specialists concerning both virtual and real economy. After that we have compared the two types of economies and we have stressed flic most important aspects connected to them. The main reason why we have decided to approach this complex subject is due to the increasing interest in the virtual economy matters and the relation that this particular type of economy develops with the real economy.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 7-15
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English