Our Publications
The MPD team consists of often published and widely recognized thought leaders; having devised, researched and advanced key topics at the heart of innovation in platform industries , more generally, through books, published articles, working papers and keynote speeches. The books listed below are acknowledged as “required reading” for those who build, manage or invest in catalyst businesses.
Catalyst Code: The Strategies behind the World’s Most Dynamic Companies
David S. Evans & Richard Schmalensee (Harvard Business School Press, 2007). Translated into Chinese, Korean, and Polish.
Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries
David S. Evans, Andrei Hagiu & Richard Schmalensee (MIT Press, 2006)
Winner: 2006 Am. Publishers Award for most outstanding book in the Business Management & Accounting Category. Translated into Chinese and Korean.
Paying with Plastic: The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing
David S. Evans & Richard Schmalensee, 2nd ed. (MIT Press, 2005); third edition, forthcoming, 2011. Translated into Chinese.
The Lydian Journal: Monthly Scholarly Publication on Innovation and Payments
David S. Evans, Editor in Chief. Editorial Board: Tim Attinger, MPD (business), Patrick Gauthier, PayPal (technology), Ignacio Mas, Gates Foundation (developing markets), Scott Schuh, Federal Reserve of Boston (economics), Karen Webster, MPD (social commerce), Tom Brown, O’Melveny and Meiers (law and regulation), Ellen Richey, Visa (risk and security).
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