Year: 2023
Type: preprint
Abstract: Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are a new, rapidly-growing class of organizations governed by smart contracts. Here we describe how researchers can contribute to the emerging science of DAOs and other digitally-constituted organizations. From granular privacy primitives to mechanism designs to model laws, we identify high-impact problems in the DAO ecosystem where existing gaps might be tackled through a new data set or by applying tools and ideas from existing research fields such as political science, computer science, economics, law, and organizational science. Our recommendations encompass exciting research questions as well as promising business opportunities. We call on the wider research community to join the global effort to invent the next generation of organizations.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Tan, Joshua, Merk, Tara, Hubbard, Sarah, Oak, Eliza R., Rong, Helena, Pirovich, Joni, Rennie, Ellie, Hoefer, Rolf, Zargham, Michael, Potts, Jason, Berg, Chris, Youngblom, Reuben, De Filippi, Primavera, Frey, Seth, Strnad, Jeff, Mannan, Morshed, Nabben, Kelsie, Elrifai, Silke Noa, Hartnell, Jake, Hill, Benjamin Mako, South, Tobin, Thomas, Ryan L., Dotan, Jonathan, Spring, Ariana, Maddox, Alexia, Lim, Woojin, Owocki, Kevin, Juels, Ari, Boneh, Dan
Institutions: University of Oxford, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, Cornell Tech, RMIT University, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Stanford University, Indiana University, University of California, Davis, European University Institute, Université Panthéon-Assas, University of Washington, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wentworth Institute of Technology, La Trobe University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4388093245