D. Payson, The Soviet Space Program and International Collaboration during Perestroika, 1985-1991 by Olga Dubrovina (review)
This book by Olga Dubrovina reflects very well the multitude of new projects, ideas, and organizational forms that arose in the Soviet space industry before the USSR collapse.
D.Payson. Internalizing the Public Good Production in Space Industry: An Unexpected Convergence
This working paper continues the public-good discourse from the recent Space Policy piece and points to a curious historical convergence in how space exploration is organized and governed, June-July 2026
D.Payson. Public goods and the evaluation of complex outcomes in space economy
This paper proposes a fusion of two economic paradigms, the economic goods framework and the Total Economic Value (TEV), to structure the evaluation of complex space programs, March 2026
D.Paikowsky, D.Payson. Y.Falkov. Orchestrating Power: The Cultural–Institutional Nexus and the Rise of Digital Innovation Ecosystems in Great Power Rivalry
This article examines how digital innovation ecosystems have emerged as strategic institutions of power in contemporary world politics. Using a cultural–institutional framework, we explain how differences in strategic culture and institutional governance impact the ecosystem’s vitality and performance, August 2025
Russia Quietly Changed Its Space Station Plans. Here's What That Means
Scientific American article by Ilya Ferapontov, December 29, 2025
The Oxford Handbook of the New Space Economy
Ed. by Anthony P. D'Costa. February 2026. Contributions: “Space Industry Ecosystem” and
“Changing Dynamics in Russia's Space Economy” (with Ivan Kosenkov).
Payson, Dmitry. Public Goods and the Evaluation of Complex Outcomes in Space Exploration (preprint submitted July 21, 2025).
Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5370548 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5370548