New Horizons in Science

The nature of the metaverse' of virtual worlds, what we can learn from them, and how they will change the nature of work, e-commerce, social life and politics -- those are the things Robert Bloomfield thinks about when doing economics research in virtual worlds or interviewing guests on his virtual weekly television show, Metanomics. The study of markets in virtual worlds can teach us about economics in the real world, and is raising serious questions for real-world policy makers.