The value of 'free'
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- from Shaastra :: vol 04 issue 08 :: Sep 2025
Free services like Google Maps demonstrate the value that digital services provide to consumers.
The case for official GDP estimation agencies to factor in the value of 'free' goods and services in a digital economy.
AVINASH TRIPATHI
is a faculty of economics at the Centre for Study of Indian Economy, Azim Premji University. Views are personal.
is a faculty of economics at the Centre for Study of Indian Economy, Azim Premji University. Views are personal.
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