Research and Writing
Books (Author)
- Allen, DWE (2020), When Entrepreneurs Meet: The Collective Governance of New Ideas, World Scientific.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Davidson, S (2020), The New Technologies of Freedom, American Institute for Economic Research.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Lane, AM, and Potts, J (2020), Unfreeze: How to Create a High Growth Economy After the Pandemic, American Institute for Economic Research.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Lane, AM (2019), Cryptodemocracy: How Blockchain Can Radically Expand Democratic Choice, Lexington Books Series on Polycentricity: Studies in Institutional Diversity and Voluntary Governance.
Books (Editor)
- Allen, DWE and Berg, C (eds., 2018), Australia’s Red Tape Crisis: The Causes and Costs of Over-Regulation, Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane, Australia.
Journal Articles
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Davidson, S (2022) ‘Repugnant Innovation’, Journal of Institutional Economics.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S, and Potts, J (2022) ‘On Coase and COVID-19’, European Journal of Law and Economics 54(1), 107-125.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Lane, AM, McLaughlin, PA (2021) ‘The Political Economy of Australian Regulatory Reform’, Australian Journal of Public Administration 80(1), 114-137.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S and Potts, J, (2021) ‘Blockchain and Investment: An Austrian Approach’, Review of Austrian Economics.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Markey-Towler, B, Novak, M and Potts, J (2020), ‘Blockchain and the Evolution of Institutional Technologies: Implications for Innovation Policy’, Research Policy 49(1), 1-8.
- Allen, DWE, Lane, AM and Poblet, M (2020), ‘The Governance of Blockchain Dispute Resolution’, Harvard Negotiation Law Review, 25, 75-101.
- Poblet, M, Allen, DWE, Konashevych, O, Lane, AML, Valdivia, CAD (2020) ‘From Athens to Blockchain: Oracles for Digital Democracy’, Frontiers in Blockchain.
- Allen, DWE and Lane, AM (2020), ‘Cryptodemocratic Governance of Special Economic Zones’, Journal of Special Jurisdictions 1(1), 83-101.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Jowett, K, Novak, M, Potts, J (2020), ‘The Cryptoeconomics of Cities, Data and Space’, Cosmos + Taxis 8(8-9), 117-129.
- Allen, DWE and Berg, C (2020) ‘Blockchain Governance: What we can Learn from the Economics of Corporate Governance‘, Journal of the British Blockchain Association, 3(1), 1-10.
- Allen, DWE (2020), ‘Governing the Entrepreneurial Discovery of Blockchain Applications’, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Lane, AM (2020) ‘Cryptodemocracy and its Institutional Possibilities’, The Review of Austrian Economics, 33, 363-374.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Novak, M and Potts, J, (2019) ‘International Policy Coordination for Blockchain Supply Chains’, Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, 6(3), 367-380.
- Allen, DWE, Berg A, Berg C, Markey-Towler, B and Potts, J (2019) ‘Some Economic Consequences of the GDPR’, Economics Bulletin, 39(2), 1-14.
- Allen, DWE, Berg A and Markey-Towler, B (2019) ‘Blockchain and Supply Chains: V-form Organisations, Value Redistributions, De-commoditisation and Quality Proxies’, The Journal of the British Blockchain Association, 2(1), 57-65.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Novak, M (2018) ‘Blockchain: An Entangled Political Economy Approach’, Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, 33(2), 105-125.
- Allen, DWE and Berg, C (2017) ‘Subjective Political Economy’, New Perspectives on Political Economy, 13(1-2), 19-40.
- Allen, DWE and Potts, J (2016) ‘How the Innovation Commons Contributes to the Development and Discovery of New Technologies’, International Journal of the Commons, 10(2), 1035-54.
- Moilanen, A, Daly, A, Lobato, R, and Allen DWE (2014) ‘Cultures of Sharing in 3D printing: What Can We Learn from the Licence Choices of Thingiverse Users?’, Journal of Peer Production, 6(1), 1-11.
Book Chapters
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S and Potts J (2021) ‘Property rights, knowledge commons and blockchain governance’ in E. Dekker and P. Kuchar, Governing Markets as Knowledge Commons, Cambridge University Press.
- Allen, DWE (2019) ‘Entrepreneurial Exit: Developing the Cryptoeconomy’, in Swan, M, Potts, J, Takagi, S, Tasco, P, Witte, F (eds.), Blockchain Economics, World Scientific, pp. 197-214.
- Allen, DWE (2018) ‘Red Tape Reduction: A New Approach’, in DWE Allen and C Berg (eds.), Australia’s Red Tape Crisis: The Causes and Costs of Over-Regulation, Connor Court Publishing, pp. 208-221.
- Allen, DWE and Berg, C (2018) ‘Regulation and Technological Change’, in DWE Allen C Berg (eds.), Australia’s Red Tape Crisis: The Causes and Costs of Over-Regulation, Connor Court Publishing, pp. 222-233.
- MacDonald, TJ, Allen, DWE and Potts, J (2016) ‘Blockchains and the Boundaries of Self-organized Economies: Predictions for the Future of Banking’, In Tasca, P, Aste, T, Pelizzon, L, and Perony, N (eds.), Banking Beyond Banks and Money: A Guide to Banking Services in the Twenty-First Century. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 279-96.
Working papers and books
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Davidson, S (2022) ‘Buyback and Burn Mechanisms: Price Manipulation or Value Signaling’, Working Paper, September 2022.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Lane, AM, MacDonald, TJ (2022) ‘The Exchange Theory of Web3 Governance (or ‘Blockchains Without Romance’)’, Working Paper, September 2022.
- Allen, DWE and Potts, J ‘Web3 Toolkits: A New Theory of Crypto Dynamics’, Available at SSRN.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Lane, AM (2021) ‘Trust and Governance in Collective Blockchain Treasuries’. Available at SSRN. Under Review.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Potts, J and MacDonald, M ‘An Economic Theory of Blockchain Foundations’. Available at SSRN.
- Rohde, PP, Mohan, V, Davidson, S, Berg, C, Allen, DWE, Brennan, G, Potts, J ‘Quantum Crypto-economics: Blockchain Prediction Markets for the Evolution of Quantum Technology’.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Potts, J ‘Blockchain Technology and the Theory of Economic Development’.
Research and Policy Reports
- Hargroves, K, Stantic, B, and Allen, DWE. ‘Exploring the Potential for Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Transport’, Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre, Project 1.63, February 2020.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Pochesneva, A and Potts, J. ‘Blockchain and the New Economics of Healthcare’, Report for Victorian Government Accelerator Program and Partnered with DB Results, Available at SSRN 3396218.
- Allen, DWE and Berg, C (2018) ‘Blockchain for Development’, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub and APEC Study Centre Research Report. Presented in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
- Allen, DWE and Wild, D 2018 ‘Five Principles of Red Tape Reduction’, IPA Occasional Paper.
- Allen, DWE, Begg, M and Wild, D (2017) ‘Decentralising the Protection of Australian Threatened Species’, IPA Occasional Paper.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Fraser, J (2017) ‘Liquor Licensing Red Tape on Australian Businesses’ IPA Occasional Paper.
- Allen, DWE (2016) ‘The Case for Cutting Red Tape on Drones’, IPA Occasional Paper.
- Allen, DWE, Wild, D and Hogan, B (2016) ‘On Regulation, Productivity and Growth: Reforms to Make Australia More Prosperous’, IPA Occasional Paper.
- Allen, DWE and Novak, M (2016) ‘Ten Red Tape Initiatives for the Next Australian Government’, IPA Occasional Paper.
- Allen, DWE, Stanley, V and Lane, AM (2014) ‘Freedom to Teach: A Research Report on the Work and Conditions of Teachers in Australia’ IPA Occasional Paper.
- Allen, DWE and Berg, C (2014) ‘The Sharing Economy: How Over-Regulation Could Destroy an Economic Revolution’, IPA Occasional Paper 2014 (with C Berg).
Submissions to Inquiries
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Lane, AM, MacDonald, T, Morton, E, and Potts, J (2021), ‘Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre’.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Lane, AM (2020), ‘Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology’.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Lane, AM, Potts, J (2019), ‘Submission to the Australia and Singapore Digital Cooperation Initiative renegotiation of the Digital Economy Agreement of the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)’, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub Submission.
- Allen, DWE, Auer, B, Berg, C, Hurwitz, G, Lane, AM, Manne, GA, Morris, J, Potts, J (2019) ‘The Limits of the Digital Platforms Inquiry’, Submission on the Final Report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms Inquiry.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, A, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Lane, AM, Novak, M and Potts, J (2018) ‘Submission to Senate Standing Committee Inquiry into My Health Record System’, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub Submission.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, A, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Lane, AM, Novak, M and Potts, J (2018) ‘Submission into the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Inquiry into Impediments to Business Investment’, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub Submission.
- Allen, DWE and Wild, D (2017) ‘Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Environmental Assessments and Approvals’, IPA Submission.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Novak, M and Wild, D (2016) ‘A Response to the Productivity Commission Draft Report of the Regulation of Agriculture’ IPA Submission.
- Allen, DWE and Berg, C (2016) ‘Submission to the Senate Inquiry into White Collar Crime Penalties’, IPA Submission.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Breheny, S (2016) ‘Submission Relating to the Vegetation Management (Reinstatement) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016’, IPA Submission.
- Allen, DWE and Potts, J ‘Innovation Strangled by Red Tape’, Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Business Set-up, Transfer and Closure, IPA Submission.
Appearances Before Parliamentary Committees
- Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Center, 27 August 2021, Melbourne via video link (with Dr Chris Berg and Dr Aaron Lane)
- Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology, 11 February 2021, Melbourne (with Dr Chris Berg and Dr Aaron Lane)
- Senate Committee on Red Tape, Environmental Assessments and Approvals, 22 August 2017, Perth (with Simon Breheny).
- Senate Committee on Red Tape, The Effect of Red Tape on the Sale, Supply and Taxation of Alcohol, 24 February 2017, Sydney (with Dr Chris Berg).
- Senate Standing Committee on Economics, Inquiry into Criminal, Civil and Administrative Penalties into White Collar Crime, 6 December 2016, Melbourne (with Andrew Bushnell).
- Victorian Standing Committee on Economy and Infrastructure, Inquiry into Ride Sourcing Services, 8 September 2016, Melbourne (with Dr Chris Berg and Aaron Lane).
Selected Popular Writing
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S and Potts, J (2021) Deciding how to spend your blockchain treasury, Cryptoeconomics Australia Medium, 21 July.
- Allen, DWE and Berg, C (2021) A better design for defi grant programs, Cryptoeconomics Australia Medium, 18 July.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Potts, J (2021) Towards a digital CBD, Acumen, 22 June.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson S, MacDonald, T and Potts, J (2021) Building a grammar of blockchain governance, Cryptoeconomics Australia Medium, 16 June.
- Allen, DWE (2021) Governing blockchain treasuries, Darcy Allen Substack, 7 June.
- Allen, DWE (2021) Oracle cities, Darcy Allen Substack, 4 June.
- Allen, DWE (2020) How can we discover what defi is good for?, Cryptoeconomics, 24 September.
- Nabben, K and Allen, DWE (2020) How to support entrepreneurs ‘hacking the pandemic’, Medium, 24 September.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Konashevych, O, Lane, AM, Mohan, V, Morton, E, Nabben, K, Poblet, M, Potts, J and Rennie (2020) What we think we know about defi, Cryptoeconomics, 10 September.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Lane, AML (2020) Deregtech: Using Technology to Deregulate the Economy, Cryptoeconomics Australia, 15 July.
- Allen, DWE, Lane, AM, and Poblet, M (2020) Solving Blockchain Smart Contract Disputes, Machine Lawyering, 22 May.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Lane, AM, and Potts, J (2020) The Digital Consequences of the Pandemic, Cryptoeconomics, 15 May.
- Allen, DWE and Lane, AM (2020) How to Unfreeze the Post-Pandemic Economy, Foundation for Economic Education, 10 May.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Lane, AM, and Potts, J (2020) Cryoeconomics: How to Unfreeze the Economy, Cryptoeconomics, 2 April.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Potts, J (2019) The crypto-circular economy, Cryptoeconomics, 21 November.
- Allen, DWE (2019), Backing blockchain with strong policy, Policy Forum, 25 July.
- Allen, DWE (2019), For Tassie exporters, paper trail risks destroying vital trust, Hobart Mercury, 12 July.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C and Potts, J (2019) Blockchain and the Manufacturing Industry, Australian Manufacturing Technology Magazine, June.
- Allen, DWE and Berg, C (2019) Why blockchain technology could be the key to solving the developing world’s biggest problems, Foundation for Economic Education, 7 May.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, A and Markey-Towler, B (2019) Predictions for trade in a blockchain world, Machine Lawyering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 28 January.
- Allen, DWE and Berg, C (2018) Blockchain to smart up global trade, Vietnam Investment Review, 10 September.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, A, Berg, C, Potts, J (2018) Some economic consequences of the GDPR, Cryptoeconomics, 8 May.
- Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Davidson, S, Novak, M and Potts, J (2018) TradeTech and the problem of international policy coordination, Cryptoeconomics Australia, 12 March.
- Allen, DWE (2018) Clause for Concern, IPA Review 70(2).
- Allen, DWE (2017) Over-regulation could keep drones grounded, The Weekly Times, 26 July.
- Allen, DWE (2017) The future of reform, IPA Review 69(4).
- Allen, DWE and Bushnell, A (2017) Collared, IPA Review 69(2).
- Allen, DWE (2017) Budget leaves a philosophical deficit, IPA Review 69(2).
- Allen, DWE (2017) Too much regulation clips wings of innovation, The Australian, 19 May.
- Allen, DWE (2017) Seeding prosperity, IPA Review 69(1).
- Allen, DWE (2017) Trumping architecture, IPA Review 69(1).
- Allen, DWE (2017) IPA Review: A voice for 70 years, IPA Review 69(1).
- Allen, DWE (2017) Taxi license compensation sends the wrong message, Herald Sun, 14 February.
- Allen, DWE (2016) Private order, IPA Review 68(4).
- Allen, DWE (2016) Red tape hampers resources recovery, The West Australian, 7 October 2016.
- Allen, DWE (2016) Civilized economics, IPA Review 68(4).
- Allen, DWE and Wild, D (2016) Toxic greens, IPA Review 68(3).
- Allen, DWE (2016) Cut green and red tape to drive more growth in farming sector, Hobart Mercury, 31 July.
- Allen, DWE (2016) Drive productivity through innovation, Farm Weekly, 28 July.
- Allen, DWE (2016) Bat problem impossible to fix until we get rid of red tape, The Queensland Times, 29 June.
- Allen, DWE (2016) Let’s get rid of this suffocating bureaucracy, The Weekly Times, 8 June.
- Allen, DWE and Potts, J (2016) ‘Proactive’ regulation a bad idea, On Line Opinion, 26 April.
- Allen, DWE (2016) Why the proposed tree laws are the very worst kind of red tape, Queensland Country Life, 7 April.
- Allen, DWE (2015) Lessons from private cities, IPA Review 67(4).
- Allen, DWE (2015) The case for personal income taxation cuts, IPA Review 67(4).
- Allen, DWE (2015) New money, IPA Review 67(3).
- Allen, DWE and Hannaford, P (2015) Freedom works, IPA Review 67(1).
- Allen, DWE (2015) New laws will impact Sydney apartment sizes, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 May.
- Allen, DWE (2014) What is a taxi? Regulation and the sharing economy, OECD Insights, 22 December.
Keynotes, Lectures, Panels, Podcasts
2021
- Blockchain Development Funds, guest on Tracer Drop series, 21 July 2021.
- Crypto-politics: An Update, guest on Mint n Burn podcast, 13 July.
- Property Rights, Knowledge Commons and Blockchain Governance to the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) Knowledge Commons Conference, virtual, 11 June 2021.
- Trust and the Governance of Collective Treasuries in Blockchain Ecosystems to Regulation and Governance Workshop, virtual, 14 May 2021.
- Blockchain, Supply Chains and the Future of Trade to ‘Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship’, Melbourne, 11 May 2021.
- Guest on the American Institute for Economic Research Authors’ Corner podcast, ‘Unfreeze: How to Create a High Growth After the Pandemic’, February 2021.
- Blockchains, Constitutions and Governance, guest on the Mint n Burn podcast, virtual, March 2021.
2020
- Blockchain and Special Jurisdictions, invited keynote to Laboratorio de Políticas para la Seguridad y el Desarrollo, Global Lecture Series together with Startup Societies Foundation, online 6 November 2020, via Mexico
- Guest on the Building Tomorrow podcast, ‘The New Technologies of Freedom’, September 2020.
- Cryptodemocracy: Blockchain as collective choice infrastructure, invited talk to MiniMAPS at RMIT University, online 18 July 2020.
- Blockchain: Economics, Regulation and Policy, keynote to the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications, online 15 July 2020.
- Unfreeze: How to Create a High Growth Economy After the Pandemic, seminar to Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University, online 28 May 2020.
- Blockchains and Trade, guest lecture to ‘Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship’, online, 11 May 2020.
- Cryoeconomics: How to Unfreeze an Economy after the Pandemic, talk to ‘Blockchain and the future of work, education, and networking during times of global pandemics’, online, 22 April 2020.
- [Cancelled] The new technologies of freedom, Liberty Fest Perth, March 2019.
2019
- How to understand the blockchain economy, keynote to the William Buck Melbourne CFO Symposium, 14 November 2019, The Langham, Melbourne.
- Blockchain and the education landscape, panel member at Blockchain2020 Industry Conference, Melbourne, 31 October 2019, Melbourne
- Blockchain supply chains and the future of global trade, keynote to the 3rd Digital Supply Chain Innovation and Humanless Warehouse Forum, 29 October 2019, Melbourne.
- Blockchains and the future of trade, presentation to the RMIT Business Research Showcase, Melbourne, 23 October 2019, Melbourne.
- How to understand the blockchain economy, keynote to the William Buck Sydney CFO Symposium, Swissotel Sydney, 17 October 2019
- An introduction to the economics of blockchain, keynote to the Economics Society of Australia Policy in the Pub, Melbourne, 16 October 2019
- Blockchain and Trade, guest lectures to the RMIT MBA Program on Contemporary Issues in International Management, 16-17 September 2019
- How can blockchain innovation impact on the new retail supply chain ecosystem?, moderator, APAC Blockchain Conference, Sydney, 24 July 2019
- Blockchains and the future of trade, keynote presentation to The Future of Trade Conference, Queensland University of Technology Garden Point Campus, Brisbane, Queensland, 10 April 2019
- Blockchains and the future of trade, presentation to AUSPack Industry Conference, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, 27 March 2019
- Blockchains and institutional cryptoeconomics, presentation to the Management Development Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, 13 February 2019
- Blockchain supply chains and the future of trade, presentation to the Management Development Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, 13 February 2019
2018
- Blockchain in a development context, presentation to the Development Research Centre of The State Council (Delegation from China), RMIT University, Melbourne, 23 October 2018
- Institutional cryptoeconomics and supply chains, to Blockchain Pasifik Conference, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 11 October 2018
- Blockchain for development, Brief to the Parliament of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 10 October 2018
- Cryptodemocracy, Proof of Work Seminar, RMIT School of Economics Finance and Marketing (with Aaron Lane), Melbourne, 4 October 2018
- Introduction to blockchain, Board of the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance (with Sinclair Davidson), Melbourne, 26 September 2018
- The proto-entrepreneur and the innovation commons, RMIT Enterprise & Innovation Seminar, Melbourne, 21 September 2018
- How blockchain impacts supply chain governance, Zhejiang Institute of Administration, RMIT Executive Education, Melbourne, 12 July 2018
- Blockchain TradeTech, APEC Study Centres Consortium Conference, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 14 May 2018
- FinTech Australia and Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance Panel on the Regulation of Cryptocurrencies, 1 May 2018, Melbourne
- Blockchains, economics and the cryptoeconomy, Guest Lecture to RMIT class, 2018
- Panel Member at Hall & Wilcox Law event on blockchain, Melbourne, 2018
pre-2017
- Towards a classically liberal innovation policy, Australian Libertarian Society, Sydney, 2017
- New Models of Business: the platform economy, RMIT Business Research Showcase Panel Member, 19 October, 2016.
- Innovation, entrepreneurship and regulation, ANZSFL Annual Conference, Melbourne, 2015
- Regulation and new technologies, ALS Annual Conference, Sydney, 2015
- Cultures of sharing and Thingiverse, Inside 3D Printing Conference, Melbourne Convention Centre, 2014
- 3D printing, disruption and the law, Swinburne Institute for Social Research Interdisciplinary Seminar, 2014