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The Digital Gaming Economy — Faces of Globalization Gaming

In this video, explore digital trade and how gaming impacts the globalized market.

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Scott Lincicome

Vice President, General Economics and Stiefel Trade Policy Center, Cato Institute

Digital trade is globalization’s hottest area today, and gaming is a huge part of that trend. Millions of people regularly compete, collaborate, and conduct business in massive virtual worlds that seamlessly cross international borders. They are the new, fresh faces of 21st‐​century globalization, and they’re part of an industry that’s more than three times the size of music and movies combined.

Spark discussion with students after watching the video using the following questions:

  1. How do you think the digital landscape has impacted globalization? Has it made it more pervasive? 

  1. How do you think this new digitized world has impacted the free flow of ideas and knowledge? 

  1. What is the snowball effect mentioned? Have you seen a similar snowball effect in other contexts?