Comprehensive classification of approaches to defining the digital economy concept
https://doi.org/10.29030/2309-2076-2025-18-2-29-41
Abstract
The research is based on the method of structural analysis of terminology, the comparative method and the method of content analysis. A wide range of definitions of the term «digital economy» proposed by both foreign and domestic scholars is examined. The main common elements of different approaches to the interpretation of the concept are identified. A comprehensive classification of approaches to defining the concept of the digital economy is proposed.
About the Author
N. Yu. Shornikova
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia Yu. Shornikova – Ph.D. in economic sciences, scientific secretary of the Institute of economics, mathematics and information technology
Moscow
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Shornikova N.Yu. Comprehensive classification of approaches to defining the digital economy concept. Economic Systems. 2025;18(2):29-41. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.29030/2309-2076-2025-18-2-29-41
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