18th ZEW Conference on the Economics of Information and Communication Technologies

Conference

NOTE: Against the background of the corona crisis, we have decided not to hold our conference physically at ZEW Mannheim this year. Instead, we are planning a small online conference on 2 July 2020. Please, keep the day reserved! Further information will follow soon.

The objective of the conference is to discuss recent scientific contributions to the economics of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the economics of ICT industries. Theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented contributions are welcome.

Venue

Online

02.07.2020
16:00 – 19:00 (CET)

Software and Internet industries · Telecommunication and new media · Internet services · Electronic commerce · Digital markets and platforms · Cloud computing · Big data · Artificial intelligence · Social media · ICT and innovation · ICT, productivity and growth · ICT and the labour market · Digital divide · Intellectual property rights · Standards · Competition policy and regulation of ICT · Economics of privacy

There will be invited and contributed sessions. The deadline for submission of full papers is 10 March 2020. Please submit papers in PDF or MS Word format to ict-conference@zew.de.

The decision on acceptance will be made by 20 April 2020. The conference fee is EUR 200.

Participants presenting a paper pay a reduced conference fee of EUR 150. Presenters may apply for financial support from ZEW to cover travel expenses after notification of acceptance. Accommodation for presenters will be covered by ZEW.

Presenters may be asked to discuss another paper. All participants are requested to register no later than 10 May 2020.

PhD students are particularly encouraged to submit a paper.