DCI research reports and white papers from 2018-2026, with downloadable PDFs.
This research report takes an in-depth look at how modern rural small businesses in the U.S. reach their customers and sell their products through a variety of online and offline sales methods.
DCI convened a discussion group of economists and experts (predominantly from NYC) and posed questions to investigate if the NYC fee cap ordinance would help restaurants as intended, or instead trigger unanticipated harm.
This report estimates conservatively that SMB sellers would lose roughly $500 billion in sales in just the first five years after the passage of the proposed antitrust legislation aimed at "Big Tech" companies (i.e., S. 2992).
This paper reviews some of the available research on the regulation of multi-sided marketplaces as well as specific aspects of the NYC fee cap law and concludes that government-imposed fee caps are bad policy.
This paper analyzes how several pieces of Congressional legislation (notably the American Innovation and Choice Online Act) would disrupt platforms that tech startups heavily rely on.
This report estimates that if the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) passes, it would cause U.S. small businesses to lose $500B in sales over the next five years.
This report details the main results of a survey of small business sellers in rural U.S. areas, with a focus on how they have many options for selling their products both online and offline.
This paper applies a "platform governance" lens to describe in a detailed way how draft "progressive antitrust" legislation in Congress would harm small businesses.
These new research results call for a reevaluation of policymakers’ assumptions about "big tech" M&A. In particular, they suggest that tech acquisitions are a symptom of healthy competition. (Part 2/2)
These new research results call for a reevaluation of policymakers’ assumptions about "big tech" M&A. In particular, they suggest that tech acquisitions are a symptom of healthy competition. (Part 1/2)
This research report analyzes how modern small businesses in different regions of the U.S. reach their customers and sell their products through a variety of online and offline sales methods.
We analyzed the Open App Markets Act (S. 2710) from the point of view of small app publishers (small businesses typically with less than 20 employees) whose products make up the broad majority of available smartphone apps across both major app stores.
