Topological Modelling in Public Procurement and Platform Economies: An Interdisciplinary Legal–Economic Framework

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ijt2040018" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/ijt2040018</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijt2040018" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijt2040018</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Topological Modelling in Public Procurement and Platform Economies: An Interdisciplinary Legal–Economic Framework

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article develops an interdisciplinary framework that applies topological and graph-theoretical methods to public procurement markets and digital platform economies. Conceptualizing legal-economic interactions as dynamic networks of nodes and edges, we show how structural properties-centrality, clustering, connectivity, and boundary formation-shape contestability, resilience, and compliance. Using EU-relevant contexts (public procurement directives and the Digital Markets Act), we formalize network representations for buyers, suppliers, platforms, and regulators; define operational indicators; and illustrate an empirical, value-weighted buyer RIGHTWARDS ARROW supplier network to reveal a sparse but highly modular architecture with a high-value backbone. We then map these structural signatures to concrete legal levers (lotting and framework design, modification scrutiny, interoperability and data-access duties) and propose dashboard-style diagnostics for proactive oversight. The findings demonstrate how topological modelling complements doctrinal analysis by making hidden architectures visible and by linking measurable structure to regulatory outcomes. We conclude with implications for evidence-informed regulatory design and a research agenda integrating graph analytics, comparative evaluation across jurisdictions, and machine-learning-assisted anomaly detection.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Topological Modelling in Public Procurement and Platform Economies: An Interdisciplinary Legal–Economic Framework

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article develops an interdisciplinary framework that applies topological and graph-theoretical methods to public procurement markets and digital platform economies. Conceptualizing legal-economic interactions as dynamic networks of nodes and edges, we show how structural properties-centrality, clustering, connectivity, and boundary formation-shape contestability, resilience, and compliance. Using EU-relevant contexts (public procurement directives and the Digital Markets Act), we formalize network representations for buyers, suppliers, platforms, and regulators; define operational indicators; and illustrate an empirical, value-weighted buyer RIGHTWARDS ARROW supplier network to reveal a sparse but highly modular architecture with a high-value backbone. We then map these structural signatures to concrete legal levers (lotting and framework design, modification scrutiny, interoperability and data-access duties) and propose dashboard-style diagnostics for proactive oversight. The findings demonstrate how topological modelling complements doctrinal analysis by making hidden architectures visible and by linking measurable structure to regulatory outcomes. We conclude with implications for evidence-informed regulatory design and a research agenda integrating graph analytics, comparative evaluation across jurisdictions, and machine-learning-assisted anomaly detection.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Topology

ISSN

2813-9542

e-ISSN

2813-9542

Svazek periodika

2

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

18

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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