Tokenomics for Collaborative Economies in Local Communities: a Model Based on Game Theory

This paper explores the use of tokenization in civic applications of blockchain technology to facilitate resource sharing systems within local communities. It looks at tokenomics, the study of self-sustaining economic systems driven by incentives with the aim of aligning the interests of participants towards a common goal without the involvement of intermediaries. The paper provides a model and analysis of a tokenization system for a collaborative economy aimed at enabling resource sharing and based on nonprofit and mutualistic logics. In particular, we study and evaluate which game theory to use, what kind of incentives to include, and which economic model to refer to.